Day 1
Arrive in Kathmandu
Airport transfer and the first night in the city.
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Trek with us
Walk to Everest Base Camp, and pay for a school
Teams have walked to Everest Base Camp and on to Chyangba Village since 2008. Sponsors pledge an amount for every vertical foot you climb, and the mountain does the fundraising.
The next expeditions
Being planned for 2027
Two trips are being planned for 2027, one to Pikey Peak and one to Everest Base Camp. The dates are still being set. Tell us you are interested and we will write to you as soon as they are.
This is what a trip looks like: sixteen days on the ground, two in Kathmandu, three volunteering at the school in Chyangba, seven trekking to Pikey Peak and back, then the flight home from Phaplu. Led by guides who know the terrain, with staff carrying the equipment.
Length
16 days on the ground
Highest point
3,835 m at Saharsbeni
Route
Chyangba Village and Pikey Peak
Day by day
Sixteen days, from Kathmandu to the lakes
Day 2
Kathmandu city tour
Boudhanath, Pashupatinath and Swayambhunath, with a guide.
Day 3
Drive to Chyangba
Eight to ten hours by road into the Solukhumbu.
Days 4 to 6
At the school
Three days volunteering on the school grounds and in the village.
Day 7
Chyangba to Pikey Base Camp
2,700 m. Five to six hours walking. First night under canvas.
Day 8
On to Jasmane Bhanjyang
3,549 m, then down to Taktor. Five to six hours.
Day 9
Thupten Chholing Monastery
2,920 m. Five to six hours, ending at the monastery.
Day 10
Up to Yak Kharka
3,700 m. Four to five hours.
Day 11
Yak Kharka to Saharsbeni
3,835 m. The highest point of the trek. Seven to eight hours.
Day 12
Dawn hike to Dudhkunda
Up to the sacred lakes at first light, then back down to camp.
Day 13
Ringmo, then Phaplu
Four to five hours on foot, then the drive to Phaplu.
Day 14
Fly to Kathmandu
Thirty minutes in the air, out of the mountains.
Day 15
Kathmandu
The second of the two nights in the city after the trek.
Day 16
Fly home
Airport transfer and departure.
Every trek, and what it left behind
Six expeditions since 2008, and the one leaving next.
2016
The school reopens
This trip was dedicated to the opening of the new earthquake resistant school buildings, inaugurated on 18 October 2016. Down jackets went to every child in the village.
The team is pictured with the village students, teachers and leaders.
Who takes you there
Pem Dorjee Sherpa
Pem Dorjee Sherpa grew up in the Chyangba Village which is in the Everest Region Solukhumbu District in Nepal. Pem Dorjee Sherpa has been to the summit of Mt Everest two times and during his second expedition to the summit he and Moni were married to became the first couple to ever be married at the summit of Mt Everest. He owns and operates Sherpa Adventure International. Pem Dorjee Sherpa and Moni reside in Golden Colorado with the daughter Pelzom.
Read about Pem Dorjee Sherpa on Wikipedia
Gerri Kier
Hello! Gerri Kier here. Greg and I are Colorado. In my journey of life the most amazing people and opportunities have been literally dropped into my path; trekking throughout the Nepal region and helping the school in the Chyangba has been no exception. I look forward to the lives that will be touched through the efforts of Education Elevated (improving education and educating children in Nepal) and blessings that will flow from the trekking trips we will do.
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”
Chinese Proverb
What the trip covers
Included, and not included
Included
- Airport and hotel transfers in Kathmandu
- Four nights in a Kathmandu hotel with breakfast, two before the trek and two after, double occupancy
- City tour of Boudhanath, Pashupatinath and Swayambhunath, with transport, guide and entrance tickets
- Road transport from Kathmandu to the village
- Trekking guide, kitchen staff and porters
- Tents, accommodation and all meals during the camping trek
- The Phaplu to Kathmandu flight
- Salary and insurance for the Nepali staff
Not included
- Meals in Kathmandu, apart from the welcome and farewell dinners
- Extra nights in Kathmandu
- Drinks on the trek
- Personal trekking equipment
- The Nepal visa and personal expenses
- Medical and evacuation insurance
- Tips for the guide and porters
Questions about the trek
Sponsors pledge an amount for each foot of elevation a trekker gains. A single expedition gains thousands of feet, so the mountain does part of the fundraising. It is where the name Education Elevated comes from, and it sits alongside direct gifts, Rotary clubs and local fundraisers.
No. Most support comes from sponsors who pledge against a trekker's climb, and from direct donations. Teams have walked to Everest Base Camp and on to Chyangba since 2008, but the school is funded by the people backing them as much as by the people walking.
The Pikey Peak route runs five to eight hours of walking a day for seven days, topping out at 3,835 m at Saharsbeni. Teams are led by guides who know the terrain, and support staff carry the equipment. It is a trekking route, not a climb.
Yes. The August 2026 flash floods struck a 72 km stretch of the Trishuli River corridor in the Rasuwa district. Chyangba Village sits in Solukhumbu, in the Everest region, which was outside the flood zone. Trekking routes in Solukhumbu remain open.
Experienced Nepali guides who know the terrain and the local customs, with kitchen staff and porters carrying the equipment. Their salary and insurance are part of the trip cost.
Join us
Twelve people walk. A village keeps its school.
If you cannot go, back someone who is going: every vertical foot a trekker climbs is already spoken for.