Tendi Sherpa Guided Climb 1:1
Annually: April 1st – May 31 (58 days)
IFMGA Fully Internationally Certified
BOOKED FOR 2026
This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to climb with legendary Mount Everest guide Tendi Sherpa!
Tendi is arguably the best Guide (Sherpa or non-Sherpa) on Everest, not just because of his vast experience and technical ability, but also because of his leadership, safety conscience, strength, work ethic, humility, and instinct.
A 17X Everest summiteer, Tendi Sherpa is a fully IFMGA (internationally certified) guide, world-class mountaineer, our CTSS Sirdar (Lead Sherpa), Director of the “Tendi Guide Foundation”, author, husband, and father, to name just a few.
The hardest part of this expedition is getting in quickly enough to secure Tendi as your private guide, as he is in huge demand every season. If you would like to get to know Tendi, we can arrange for you to speak with him personally. We know that you will be as impressed as we are.
Tendi will meet you at Lobuche Base Camp, ready for your Lobuche climb. (Don’t worry, you will still be met by one of our team/Guides in Kathmandu and guided by CTSS during your trek to meet Tendi)
This is a sample itinerary only. Your actual daily schedule will be strategically planned to account for the best weather, summit windows, etc. We begin our expedition in Kathmandu, Nepal, where we obtain our climbing permits before flying to Lukla in the Khumbu Valley to trek to Everest base camp. Our climb ends in Kathmandu. We suggest you book a flexible return airfare.
- April 1: Arrive in Kathmandu
- April 2: Kathmandu Day
- April 3: Fly to Lukla/Phakding
- April 4: Trek to Namche
- April 5: Rest Day
- April 6: Trek to Tengboche
- April 7: Rest Day
- April 8: Trek to Pheriche
- April 9: Rest Day
- April 10: Trek to Lobuche Base Camp
- April 11: Trek to Lobuche High Camp
- April 12: Move to Lobuche High Camp
- April 13: Acclimatization Hike
- April 14: Summit and descend Lobuche Base Camp
- April 15: Trek to Everest Base Camp
- April 16: Rest Day
- April 17: Rest Day
- April 18: Train and Acclimatization Hike
- April 19: Rest and Pack for First Rotation
- April 20: Climb to Camp 1
- April 21: Climb towards Camp 2 return to Camp 1
- April 22: Descend to Everes Base Camp
- April 23: Rest Day
- April 24: Hike to Pumori
- April 25: Rest Day
- April 26: Climb to Camp 1
- April 27: Climb to Camp 2
- April 28: Climb above Camp 2
- April 29: Climb to Camp 3 and descend to Camp 2
- April 30: Descend to Everest Base Camp
- May 1: Rest Day
- May 2: Rest Day
- May 3: Rest Day
- May 4: Rest Day
- May 5: Move to Camp 1
- May 6: Move to Camp 2
- May 7: Move to Camp 3
- May 8: Move to Camp 4
- May 9: Summit and descend to Camp 2
- May 10: Descend to Everest Base Camp
- May 11: Rest Day
- May 12: Pack Up at Everest Base Camp
- May 13: Trek to Pheriche
- May 14: Trek to Namche
- May 15: Trek to Lukla
- May 16: Fly to Kathmandu
- May 17: Fly Home
- May 18: Contingency Day
- May 19: Contingency Day
- May 20: Contingency Day
- May 21: Contingency Day
- May 22: Contingency Day
- May 23: Contingency Day
- May 24: Contingency Day
- May 25: Contingency Day
- May 26: Contingency Day
- May 27: Contingency Day
- May 28: Contingency Day
- May 29: Contingency Day
- May 30: Contingency Day
Our expeditions are designed to be fully inclusive, except for some services/items of a personal nature, like flights, gear, and insurance. Here’s a detailed list of inclusions and exclusions so you know what to expect.
Included in the Private Tendi Sherpa Everest Climb:
- Private Everest climb with Tendi Sherpa
- Leadership, strategy, and climbing oversight by our Everest Expedition Leader, including full support for a summit attempt
- A climbing Sherpa to assist with carrying personal gear
- Full expedition logistics, weather forecasts, etc
- Everest climbing permit
- Domestic flights to and from Lukla
- In-country transport associated with the program itinerary
- Airport transfers
- Accommodation in Nepal, including hotels and teahouses
- Welcome dinner & meals throughout the expedition
- Oxygen system and oxygen
- Lobuche East peak training and acclimatization climb (please note you will climb with the wider Everest team on Lobuche as Tendi will meet you at Base Camp)
- Lobuche Base Camp and High Camp setup and tent accommodation
- Everest Base Camp setup and tent accommodation
- Access to medical and communications gear
- High mountain camp infrastructure and logistics (Camp 1, Camp 2, Camp 3, Camp 4)
- On mountain meals
Excluded in the Private Tendi Sherpa Everest Climb
- International flights to Kathmandu, Nepal
- Airport arrival or departure taxes
- Associated travel expenses, including visa, passport, reciprocity fees, vaccination charges, excess baggage
- Optional excursions not included in the itinerary or additional days before or after the scheduled program
- Personal climbing equipment, clothing, toiletries, etc.
- Personal sundries including but not limited to: non-team meals while in Kathmandu, personal snacks, specialized high altitude climbing food, alcoholic beverages, laundry services, medical expenses, gratuities, 3rd party internet, email or phone charges, bottled water, specialty coffees
- Sherpa tip pool
- Guide tip (customary but optional)
- Costs incurred as a result of events beyond the control of CTSS above and beyond the normal expedition costs
- Required trip insurance policy (for trip cancellation, interruption, rescue & evacuation, medical treatment, repatriation, etc.)
- Unused Contingency Days at the end of your program: CTSS covers one night in the hotel in Kathmandu on your return. If you decide to stay longer in Kathmandu beyond this night, those costs are your responsibility. We highly recommend that, while you should plan to be away from home for the entire duration of the expedition, including contingency days, you book a flexible return airfare so you can move your flight forward if you don’t use all of the contingency days or push it back as you need.
