Everest Base Camp
Win our Homemade Mountain Video Award and your prize kicks off at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival, where your movie will be screened and you'll be crowned the Homemade Mountain Film-maker of 2008. Next you'll be off on an all-expenses-paid trip to Everest Base Camp with a friend or partner. We’ll even be paying you to make and edit a video record of your journey to the cradle of so many legendary adventures. You’ll have your choice of trips with the Adventure Company between Jan 1 and Sept 30 2009, when you’ll be part of a group of no more than 16 people trekking between the world’s mightiest peaks. Your trip will last 19 days and have a total value of at least £2,500 and on top of that we’ll pay you for the resulting film.
Kathmandu to Namche Bazaar
Your first stop is the bustling capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. You have time to wander the narrow streets here and will be able to discover the temples and stupas that provide much intrigue in this fascinating city. After exploring Kathmandu you fly to Lukla from where your trek to Everest commences. The trail follows the course of the Dudh Kosi, the ‘River of Milk’, gradually climbing through forests of rhododendron and magnolia. There are rest days at Namche Bazaar (the delightful Sherpa capital) and at Dingboche village (set below the spectacular peak of Ama Dablam) to help adjust to the altitude. All the while as you are trekking, the peaks of the Himalaya will loom above you, providing outstanding views as you walk.
Base Camp & Kalar Patar
The dramatic landscape around you changes as you continue to climb higher and higher. By the time you reach Lobuche, the temperature has dropped and you’ll be walking among frozen rivers in an icy wilderness. From here you make the trek to base camp itself in its dramatic location at the foot of the world’s highest peak. The next day it’s on to the final highlight – Kalar Patar (5545m), with stunning views of Everest and the Khumbu Glacier cascading below. From here you descend to Lukla, marvelling at what you have achieved and all the while with stunning views and fantastic scenery all around you!
More information from the Adventure Company.
Osprey Talon rucksacks
Win one of our monthly prizes and you’ll be walking away with a brand new Osprey Talon – the rucksack they boast clings to your back ‘like a frightened monkey’ while only weighing as much as his lunch.
Perfectly designed for the fast moving mountain enthusiast, the super-light Talons offer incredible melding torso adjustability, lightweight ventilation and excellent pack stability. They’re a breakthrough in lightweight design fit, comfort and ventilation.
Key features:
• Highly ventilated AirScape backpanel with ridge moulded foam and built in air channels
• Lightweight fabrics: 70d x 100d Cordura® Siliconised Nylon with 210d Shadow Check reinforcements.
• Torso Adjustable Harness (fixed on Talon 11) with body hugging stretch ventilated foam.
• Functional hipbelt with twin powermesh zipped pockets.
• 4mm HDPE foam backpanel.
• Fully hydration compatible.
• Stretch back and side pockets.
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Osprey Talon 22
22 litres
770g
RRP £60 |
Osprey Talon 33
33 litres
850g
RRP £70 |
Osprey Talon 44
44 litres
1110g
RRP £100 |
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Every video chosen by our expert as the 'pick of the week' earns its maker a year's free YHA membership. Plus all movie makers shortlisted for the grand final, and their partners, will be put up for free in Kendal's excellent Youth Hostel on the Friday and Saturday nights of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival in November, during which the movies will be screened and the grand prize winner announced. (And if you've ever tried to book a bed in Kendal's YH during that weekend you'll know how valuable this is!)
