Join Peter Hillary on a travel adventure!
Peter specialises in leading commercial expeditions to the Himalayas and Antarctica, which are available to people with varying degrees of fitness and aspirations. These expeditions include Himalayan treks, Antarctic cruises, Tibetan traverses in 4WDs and special climbing objectives. Peter also leads trips to Mt Kilimanjaro.
For further information on any of the upcoming adventures, please contact Peter at peter@peterhillary.com
Tibet & Nepal - Lhasa to Kathmandu (Sept 2010 / April 2011)
This is one of the finest journeys on the planet. From Lhasa to Everest Base Camp using 4WD vehicles.On this specially crafted expedition, take in some of the finest mountain views on Earth as we journey overland across the Tibetan Plateau to the North Face Base Camp of Mount Everest and into Nepal. Delve into the fascinating world of mountain lore and Tibetan and Nepalese culture. Lhasa to Kathmandu via Everest basecamp: It's one of the world's great journeys.
Trip Highlights
- Venture into Tibet's wondrous monasteries and the fabled Potala Palace in Lhasa.
- Get a close-up, unforgettable view of Mount Everest from North Face Base Camp.
- Discover many layers of symbolism and belief in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Antarctica (December 2010 - January 2011)
Cross the Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula with Peter Hillary on board the state-of-the-art expedition ship, National Geographic Explorer. Encounter the spectacular Antarctic Peninsula and the surrounding islands and waterways. Glide around enormous tabular icebergs by Zodiac, walk along beaches covered with thousands of penguins, and kayak amid abundant marine life. Antarctica has to be seen to be believed.
MT EVEREST REGION (MAY 2011)
Join us for the Australian Himalayan Foundation trek to the Mt Everest region in Nepal in the last two weeks of May 2011.
Peter will accompany Australian Himalayan Foundation Chairman Simon Balderstone to the Solu Khumbu region, where they will be visiting homes, schools, hospitals and friends that have been connected with the Hillary family for decades. We will visit teacher training programmes in the Solu Khumbu region before trekking up valley to Khumjung and Namche Bazaar. We will be there for the 50th Anniversary of Khumjung School, which was the first facility that Ed Hillary built in Nepal (and was the genesis of all his philanthropic work there). On the 29th May, there will also be celebrations for the 58th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt Everest; we'll watch the finish of the Everest Marathon at Namche Bazaar, and the Hillary Medal will be presented to a selected candidate for community work in mountain regions. www.hillarymedal.com. We will also take a look at some new memorials for Ed Hillary on the ridge near Khumjung, - and memorial cairns for Peter's, mother, sister and father upon the Khunde Ridge looking out to Everest.
For more information, contact: www.australianhimalayanfoundation.org.au, or peter@peterhillary.com
KILIMANJARO (AUGUST 1-12, 2011)
The Challenge: To climb Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, at 5896 metres / 19,340 feet. We will explore its jungles, ridges and expansive flanks as we acclimatise to the altitude for our summit climb.
Kilimanjaro is one of the 'seven summits,' the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. We will be using the Lemosho Route which crosses the western and southern aspects of the mountain. The first few days will be off the main climbing trail. We start the Lemosho from the west in magnificent ancient forest and jungle through which we ascend to reach the heath zone and the Shira Plateau. We cross the plateau to Moir Hut and traverse around the mountain beneath the spectacular Western Breach to descend into the Barranco Valley with its strange alpine flora of Giant Forest Groundsel and giant Lobelia. From here we ascend the Barranco Wall and traverse the south side of the mountain to our summit camp at Barafu at 4,600 metres/15,000 feet from where we climb to the summit at Uhuru Peak 5,896 metres/19,340 feet. Descent will be down the Mweka route off the southeast side of the Kibo crater.
The trip includes a 9 day ascent of Kilimanjaro, and a 2 day wildlife safari. For more information, please contact Peter at peter@peterhillary.com