Visit the Mountains

My partner and I successfully summited the Dom with our guide Thierry Garnier this past weekend. It was a very long day, but we had the best experience. Thierry was… + Read More

Rohan Muir & Olga Ostrovsky from Denmark

My partner and I successfully summited the Dom with our guide Thierry Garnier this past weekend. It was a very long day, but we had the best experience. Thierry was an amazing guide; he is incredibly skilled, knowledgeable & experienced, organised & prepared, & always focussed on our safety. He really went above and beyond for us. Thierry is also the most friendly, kind & positive person and we are so glad that we not only have a great guide to call upon for our next adventure, but also a friend! Andrea expertly handled the organisation of the trip and we are very thankful to her as well. We can’t wait to adventure with Wild Yaks again!!

Rohan Muir & Olga Ostrovsky from Denmark

A very close and very human contact, attentive to our desires and responsive, I really recommend! An unforgettable expedition.

Brian from Belgium

It was a smooth and pleasant experience with WILD YAK throughout the whole journey. The coordination and logistics were seamless before the climb. During the climb, Marcel was a very… + Read More

Lee from Singapore

It was a smooth and pleasant experience with WILD YAK throughout the whole journey. The coordination and logistics were seamless before the climb. During the climb, Marcel was a very good guide and made good judgement call on climbing Mönch first due to weather changes and was very helpful along the way to ensure that I reached the summit and descended safely too. WILD YAK is highly recommended and I would go to them again for my next adventure too!

Lee from Singapore

Wild Yak Expeditions truly exceeded my expectations in every way. The entire team is heartwarming, and they provided me readily available support in preparing for the Ama Dablam expedition up… + Read More

Melanie from The Netherlands

Wild Yak Expeditions truly exceeded my expectations in every way. The entire team is heartwarming, and they provided me readily available support in preparing for the Ama Dablam expedition up until the very successful end. The Wild Yak Expeditions staff is technically highly knowledgeable and very professional. I felt very safe with the technical sherpas during the expedition and I felt trusted for my skills. I highly appreciate it that they made sure I received the very best, every day. Wild Yak Expeditions’ outstanding service and organisation enabled me to realize my dream of climbing the Ama Dablam and reaching the summit safe and sound! Thank you so much to the entire Wild Yak Expeditions team.

Melanie from The Netherlands

Namaste, Still trying to find the right words to describe the trip. This trip has moved me on a Personal and Spiritual level that I had no idea existed. The… + Read More

Gregory Lesperance from USA

Namaste,
Still trying to find the right words to describe the trip. This trip has moved me on a Personal and Spiritual level that I had no idea existed. The entire WILD YAK Team from the Kathmandu team, Climbing Sherpas, various Lodge personnel (cooks, wait staff & lodge managers ) & the front office staff were phenomenal.
The time spent trekking from the different villages (Dole, Goyko, Pangboche, etc.) before heading to the BC of Ama was remarkable. Our Sherpa guide did everything possible to ensure the logistics were arraigned well before our arrival.
The climb of Ama Dablam itself was such a wild experience. Between safely climbing the yellow tower and grey couloir along with the hours of planning discussions to ensure a successful summit day just accented the attention to detail the WILD YAK Team gave.

Looking forward to another successful expedition!!

 

Gregory Lesperance

Gregory Lesperance from USA

Dear Andrea and Norbu, thanks again for the wonderful experience we had in Nepal on our trek to Gokyo in November 2021. We could not have dreamt of a better… + Read More

Sarah & Thomas from Switzerland

Dear Andrea and Norbu,

thanks again for the wonderful experience we had in Nepal on our trek to Gokyo in November 2021. We could not have dreamt of a better partner to discover the Everest region and its people.

Where to start ? From our very first talks about a trekking in Nepal to delivering an unforgettable holiday, WILD YAK  was flawless.

Norbu met us at the airport in Kathmandu, and after a few days there exploring temples and delicious Nepalese cuisine we flew to Lukla for our trek. From there we started our trekking to Gokyo and its stunning glacier lakes.

Norbu and the whole WILD YAK Team were incredibly attentive and professional. They know the mountain like no other.

Our guide Norbu was always one step ahead, making us feel secure and comfortable all along the way. You could tell that thanks to his experience, he would always know what we’d need to make us feel well. I’m not talking about “lowland luxury” like having a bottle of wine or other stuff frankly you don’t need on a mountain. I’m talking about the little details – from the hot water always ready on our table to fresh ginger and honey they bought for me in Namche Bazaar to help soothe my cough which I had brought from Switzerland. I’m talking about our guide Norbu telling me “I’m in room 21, wake me if needed” when my wife was feeling the altitude a bit on our first day sleeping at 3’500m.

On our last day, the ascension of 5’360m high Gokyo Ri would be the highlight of our trip. That is, before we realized Norbu organised a little surprise on our helicopter flight back from Gokyo: instead of taking the direct route we did an astonishing tour of the Everest area, a breathtaking flight that we will never forget.

Back in Kathmandu, we enjoyed a few more days rest, did some shopping, and finally flew back full of memories ?.

Dhanyabād WILD YAK friends !

Sarah & Thomas from Switzerland

Which summit ? Chulu Far East ? No, didn’t make it, – too headachey, too tired, too content just to bask in the sun and enjoy the view of the… + Read More

Sophia T. from Switzerland

Which summit ? Chulu Far East ? No, didn’t make it, – too headachey, too tired, too content just to bask in the sun and enjoy the view of the Annapurnas from High Camp, on that cloudless, peerless summit day.

But there were so many other high points on this trek:  the summit of Mont Blanc, a point at 4810m where we stopped to drink tea on our way up to the Kang La Pass. The pass itself, 5300m, where the clouds parted to reveal the stunning mountainscape and the valley so far below. Tilicho Lake, improbable bright blue underneath the dark blue sky, with the white mountains marching down one shore. The Annapurnas, our constant companions for ten days, blinding white and too high to comprehend, too beautiful, drawing the eye irresistibly. And the amazing granite cliffs of the Nar Valley, that would make any climber’s fingers itch to climb, with the river thundering below.

So many ‘peak happiness’ moments… Like Sarah and Seb’s magnificent grins when they got back to High Camp from their successful summit attempt. Our guide Nima’s gleeful laugh when he won at cards (he did sometimes). The old lady who sold us apples from her garden, and threw in some carrots and a beetroot, for luck. Our ever-patient, tireless porters, freed from their loads for once on the hike up to Tilicho Lake, darting around like children at playtime.

And when it began to rain in the last days of the trek, when all of us were tired, soaking wet and cold, we were struggling together in the mud, wading through waterfalls, clambering over half-washed-out bridges, helping each other over unstable landslides… and discovering what we’re really capable of.

So which summit was that again ?

Thanks to WILD YAK for such an unforgettable trip!

Sophia T. from Switzerland

What an amazing weekend. Even when the weather turned nasty – which it did, briefly – the WILD YAK Team stayed calm, decisive and confident. We zipped up our jackets… + Read More

Sophia Taylor from Switzerland

What an amazing weekend. Even when the weather turned nasty – which it did, briefly – the WILD YAK Team stayed calm, decisive and confident. We zipped up our jackets and sailed on through. The rest of the time it was just heavenly. And Andrea Sherpa-Zimmermann has a real knack for breaking the ice : complete strangers become old friends, within a few hours. I’m seriously looking forward to my next adventures with WILD YAK !

Sophia Taylor from Switzerland

I highly recommend Wild Yak Expeditions agency to all Trekkers and Climbers to be in the professional hands of passionate and specialized people for your trip in the Himalaya! I… + Read More

Sebastien from Switzerland

I highly recommend Wild Yak Expeditions agency to all Trekkers and Climbers to be in the professional hands of passionate and specialized people for your trip in the Himalaya! I personally had a great with them. Thank you Wild Yak Team

Sebastien from Switzerland

A trip with WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS allows you to access the heart of Nepal in all its cultural richness and profound natural beauty. Andrea and Norbu have lived the experience… + Read More

Louise Reilly from Ireland

A trip with WILD YAK EXPEDITIONS allows you to access the heart of Nepal in all its cultural richness and profound natural beauty. Andrea and Norbu have lived the experience and use their immense local knowledge to create a unique, authentic tour, the memories of which will live on long after your plane touches back down on home ground.

Louise Reilly from Ireland

Mi experiencia con Wild Yak fue una super agradable sorpresa, un programa cargado de actividades en la naturaleza con un muy buen ritmo en la caminata, fue la primera vez… + Read More

Viviana from Columbia

Mi experiencia con Wild Yak fue una super agradable sorpresa, un programa cargado de actividades en la naturaleza con un muy buen ritmo en la caminata, fue la primera vez que experimente una sesion de yoga en la nieve, maravillosa experiencia!!! El equipo estaba compuesto de mujeres muy hermosas en todo sentido, yo recomiendo con mucho orgullo de tener esta experiencia con este equipo. Calidad de 100% recomendada para todo tipo de personas no solamente los atletas.

Viviana from Columbia