Author: GGIM Institute

The team has moved to the base camp of pikey peak. All are in excellent health.

The trio has reached Kathmandu today. They will prepare with gears, clothing and accessories for tomorrow`s journey to Phaplu. From Phaplu, there trek will begin. 

Heartiest welcome to all the adventure lovers here. 

We bring to you the most exhilarating visual updates of Everest Base Camp Trek as Guardian Giripremi Institute of Mountaineering conducts this special trek for Bajaj Finserv group. 

Interesting thing about this project is, 12 Bajaj Finserv members have been rigorously training under GGIM`s guidance for past 4 months.  Now the time has come to perform and all the team is extremely excited for the upcoming mountain days. 

Another unique feature of the trek is that, the trek will be led by GGIM`s most experienced mountaineer, Bhushan Harshe, who in 2013 summitted Mt. Everest and derives immense experience in mountaineering field. 

Finally after successful completion of the trek, the team has returned to Kathmandu where they received a hearty welcome from GGIM founder director Mr. Umesh Zirpe & Peak Promotion Chairman Mr. Keshab Paudyal. 

Many congratulations to all the team members not just for the success but the whole journey they trekked as a team and led to the success in the end! 

We hope to seeing the team climbing newer and newer challenges in future! Wishing everyone All the very best!! 🙂 

The summitters!! The jubilant moment for Bajaj Finserv & GGIM!

12:00 Noon:

Heartiest Congratulations!! 

Bajaj Finserv Team reached Everest Base Camp!

Dedicated efforts of all 4 months have finally paid as the team reaches to the foot of highest mountain in the world. We will share the photos as soon as we get them 

10:30 AM :

Great News on the way!!

Entire Team is on its way to reach Everest Base Camp. The weather as per the calls, is extremely clear and the confidence and the will power of the group is also great. 

Meanwhile, there had been a delay in sending updates and we express our sincere apologies for the same.  After the 30th Apr's  acclimatization hike, the team geared up for the penultimate destination : Lobuche. The trek was not very difficult, but the altitude had started to take some toll on a few members. Mr. Manu Rastogi & Mr. Chandramohan Jaykrishnan had to descend as they were tired. They safely reached Lukla by chopper and from there they flew to Kathmandu. 

Mr. Bipin Gupta has already flown back to Pune after having received a grandiose farewell. While, Mr. Rastogi & Mr. Jaykrishnan will be leaving for Pune  by around 12:00 noon. 

Rest of the group marched to Lobuche on 1st May. While going to Lobuche, they came across Thukla pass. The pass is a significant milestone where memorials of all the mountaineers who passed away while climbing Mt. Everest are established. 

Today, after having a breakfast, the team left to Gorakhshep. They will have brunch there and plan to go to EBC today itself. At GOrakhshep, they will also visit a memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, established by Girirpemi in 2012. 

Today, the team will do an acclimatization trek to Nagarjun Hill. The trek will help their bodies get used the growing high altitudes. 

One of the team members (Mr. Bipin Gupta) has been safely brought down to Lukla by chopper. He was feeling mild headache and vomiting. After coming to Lukla, participants feel better as the level of oxygen increases.

While rest of the team is in good health and are progressing steadily towards the goal. Their next step would be to reach Lobuche. 

On 29th the team reached Dingboche. One of the toughest of the treks. Now the team is at an altitude of 4400 m.

Today the team hiked from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche. At around 1:00 PM, all reached the destination. Initially the trek was all about descend. However, from PhunkiTanga onward it was continuous uphill hike. All of them have safely reached their tea huts and are resting well.

In the evening, they will explore the famous monastery, and an amazing bakery.

If the weather permits, they will have an excellent view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse and Mt. Ama Dablam.

Today the team had a hearty breakfast and are on their way to acclimatization walk to the Everest View Hotel. 

Today the team has started the trek to Namche Bazaar. Namche bazaar is the most exotic place en route EBC trek. The trek itself takes you along the famous Khumbu river and the team will cross the hanging bridges. The trek is one of the most challenging treks and once the team reaches Namche Bazaar, they will spend 2 nights there so as to get used to the sudden high altitude gain. 

In the free times, they can visit a museum, local markets and hike up to Seangboche for Everest View! Wee hope they get a clear weather to see the Sagarmatha!

The team has landed in Lukla at around 10:30 AM. The Lukla flight famously known for its breathtaking flight mode, had given them glimpses of adventure in first place itself. 

At Lukla, GGIM founder- Director Mr. Umesh Zirpe, who had been in Nepal for Giripremi`ss upcoming Kangchenjunga Expedition preparation, welcomed the team grandiosely and wished them luck for the upcoming days. The team began trekking from Lukla and will descend to Phakding. And from Phakding, they will head to Monjo. Today they will stay at Monjo and get ready for next days challenging namche Bazaar Trek.

The team members have arrived in Kathmandu where, Bhushan & Keshab Paudyal (Chairman of Peak Promotion) have warmly greeted all at the airport. Today they will have a briefing meeting about the trek and shall explore the Kathmandu shops for trekking gears.

Today the team will board flights to Kathmandu and will be received at Tribhuvan International Airport. We will post latest updates as soon as we hear from the team. 

Today, the group is expected to have completed the acclimatization height gain upto 'Everest View' Hotel. In the afternoon they will spend the time at namche bazar markets, museum etc. and prepare for  tomorrow`s hike to Tendboche.

Today, the team hiked a tough uphill hike to famous destination : Namche bazzar. The trek was very challenging as they gained an altitude of 600 m. Yet all the members are fit and taking enough precautions for acclimatization.

The team left for Lukla and without much hindrance from weather, the special flight took all of them to Lukla. From Lukla, the team began trekking to Phakding. The trek to Phakding is an easy walk as we descend and stay at lower altitudes. 

The team reached Kathmandu where Peak Promotion Team, Mr. Keshab Paudyal, Babu Sherpa, & Pasang Sherpa welcomed all at the Kathmandu Airport. 

Today early morning, Jitendra called from Gorakhshep mentioning that the team had successfully reached the Everest Base Camp. Everyone from the team reached the destination (except Bhavana Gogate, who, at Gorakhshep felt mild High Altitude Sickness. She is being brought down to Lukla by Chopper.) While, Dharshana Rathod was rescued safely from Dingboche. Both the patients are stable now. Rest of the group after completing the trek, has opted for a chopper ride back to Lukla. 

Today, the team has moved from Dingboche to Lobuche. On the way, they will pass via Thukla Pass. It is a place where exists memorials of all the climbers who passed away during their expedition to Mt. Everest. The pass tacitly warns all trekkers, climbers about the authority that the mountain holds. None can challenge it. 

One of the members: Darshana Rathod, whose fitness was not good enough to continue further, was asked to stay back at dingboche. And from further safety point of view, she was safely taken down to Lukla by Chopper. Everyone else is doing well and slowly inching towards the destination.

Today the team completed the acclimatization walk to Nagarjun Hill. The hike will make their bodies capable enough for sustaining the high altitude conditions. From here, they will head to Lobuche tomorrow. 

We are glad to see all are excited for the trek ahead.

The team successfully completed yet another tough trek from Tengboche to Dingboche. Dingboche is at an altitude of 4200 m and from here the real tough times of High Altitude begins. We are glad that everyone is feeling well and are looking forward for a good active rest in their cozy huts.

Entire team is in excellent form. All of them have reached to Tengboche safely. Today in the evening, they will visit the famous monastery and devour on delicious pastries at the bakery. If the weather shows benignity, the team would have a brilliant views of Everest & Lhotse. 

Today, the group is expected to have completed the acclimatization height gain upto 'Everest View' Hotel. In the afternoon they will spend the time at namche bazar markets, museum etc. and prepare for  tomorrow`s hike to Tendboche.

The group completed a tough uphill hike to famous destination : Namche bazzar. The trek was very challenging as they gained an altitude of 600 m. Yet all the members are fit and taking enough precautions for acclimatization. 

Today, the team hiked from Lukla to Monjo. The trek is of moderate level along the Khumbhu river.

The team left for Lukla. The weather offered some hindrance as the special flight took all of them to Lukla. But as they reached Lukla late evening, they spent the night at Lukla. 

The team reached Kathmandu where Peak Promotion Team, Mr. Keshab Paudyal, Babu Sherpa, & Pasang Sherpa welcomed all at the Kathmandu Airport.