Makalu Base Camp Trek

We’re going back to our roots with this trek to the base of the fifth high­est moun­tain in the world. Not only will you explore the pris­tine wild­ness of remote Makalu Barun Nation­al Park, but the team will be led by Dawa Gel­jen Sher­pa, long-time friend and climb­ing part­ner of our founder, Scott Fis­ch­er.

The Makalu base camp trek is one of the Nepal’s best kept trekking secrets. Closed to the out­side world until the 1950s, when Eric Ship­ton first trekked into this region, it has remained rel­a­tive­ly inac­ces­si­ble and lit­tle-known. We are stoked to offer this trek that will employ female porters and includes an option­al vis­it to the House or Pros­per­i­ty.

Our invest­ment in Nepal goes beyond guid­ing. We rec­og­nize that Nepal is also one of the poor­est coun­tries in the world, where women strug­gle for rights, equi­ty, and safe­ty. Vio­lence against women is wide­spread, and women often have no safe space for sup­port. In 2021 Moun­tain Mad­ness part­nered with Chang­ing Lives Nepal, and All The Sky Foun­da­tion to estab­lish­ a safe house near Makalu to pro­vide shel­ter, coun­sel­ing, legal sup­port, and safe­ty for women in this remote Himalayan region. House of Pros­per­i­ty opened in May 2022, and through local out­reach is now con­tact­ed almost dai­ly for support.

Before trekking to Makalu base camp, donors can spend one day vis­it­ing the House of Pros­per­i­ty, this is sure to be a mem­o­rable and mean­ing­ful part of your Nepal adven­ture. Moun­tain Mad­ness is proud to con­tin­ue sup­port­ing this project and will match up to $250 per trekker dona­tion on this program.