Altitude Junkies organize mountaineering expeditions to Everest, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma in Tibet, Everest in Nepal, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II in Pakistan and Mustagh Ata in China.

We are specialists on these mountains and have organized multiple expeditions and guided many western climbers to their summits.

We keep our team size to a maximum of eight climbers for safety and compatibility. Some of the other companies have as many as forty climbers on one team. A smaller team allows for a more flexible schedule and a higher success rate.

Altitude Junkies is directed by Phil Crampton and Kili Sherpa who have both been been organizing and leading mountaineering expeditions to the Himalayas and Karakoram for over fifteen years. Phil Crampton has been the leader or guide on sixteen expeditions to 8000-meter peaks including Everest having reached the summit from both the Tibet and Nepal sides, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and six expeditions to Pumori and Mustagh Ata. Kili Sherpa has climbed all the major peaks in Nepal and Tibet and has summited Everest via the Southeast Ridge.

Our expeditions are managed rather than being guided. The expedition leaders are all professional climbers who have summited Everest, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma and Mustagh Ata numerous times, and are familiar with the local logistics. Our leaders climb year round worldwide and have the experience needed to make the expedition successful and safe. Altitude Junkies leaders have extensive experience in the effects and medical treatment of high altitude ailments that is consolidated with a Wilderness First Aid Responder certification.

To increase our success rate on the mountain we use Nepalese and Tibetan Sherpas. Our Tibetan Sherpas are graduates from the Tibet Mountaineering Guide School in Lhasa. This is one of the world’s finest schools in the training of high altitude mountain guides. The school is under the directorship of the China Tibet Mountaineering Association, with whom we have an excellent working relationship.

The equipment Altitude Junkies uses at base camp and high altitude camps is of the highest quality and replaced on a regular basis for safety. We use the finest high altitude tents available, made by Mountain Hardwear, to withstand the extreme weather conditions that are encountered in the Himalayas.

Base and advanced base camps are well staffed with our Nepal Sherpa cooks and Tibetan Sherpa kitchen assistants, who are also graduates from the guide school in Lhasa. They have all been trained by professional western chefs to produce a varied menu and are knowledgeable of food safety and safe hygiene practices. Our base camps are stocked with fresh local and imported foods for a varied and nutrient conscious diet. In base camp we provide hot showers, heated and carpeted dining tents, satellite phones, internet access and solar panels for lighting and the charging of electronic devices.

All of our expeditions have a comprehensive medical chest, medical oxygen, portable altitude chamber and personnel who are familiar with their usage. Each leader, Sherpa and climber has their own two-way radio on the mountain and we have base station radios at the respective base camps.

To maximize our summit success on our 8000-meter expeditions we use a professional meteorological service for up to the minute weather forecasts.

We manage to keep our expedition costs low because our staff and leaders are based out of our Kathmandu office. These cost cutting measures are passed over as savings to you, hence the low, competitive expedition costs. Some expedition companies advertise low prices and then add extras such as oxygen, Sherpas, summit bonuses, extra yaks, porters, etc, making the final cost much higher. The price you pay with Altitude Junkies has all these services included in our advertised price, so there are no surprising extra costs.

As the name suggests, Altitude Junkies organize expeditions for like-minded climbers who are addicted to climbing the high mountains of Asia. Come and get high, climb with the Altitude Junkies.


Contact us: info@altitudejunkies.com