Field Touring Alpine Trips Resource Page

Overview

On this page you will find the trip files for each of our expeditions as well as resources for each of the countries where our trips take place.

Trip Dossiers
Insurance information

Country Resources
Argentina Information & Resources
Ecuador Information & Resources
Nepal Information& Resources
Pakistan Information & Resources
Russian Information & Resources

For even more general resources including wliderness medicine, gear , weather and more visit our links page

Trip Files

All files are less than 10MB. If you have any trouble downloading them please let us know

Aconcagua False Polish Traverse

Aconcagua Polish Glacier

Aconcagua Winter (Normal Route)

Ama Dablam and Island Peak

Annapurna Santuary Trek *

Broad Peak

Cho Oyu

Ecuador Volcanoes

Elbrus *

Everest BC Trek and Island Peak

Gasherbrum II

Intro to Alpine Mountaineering - American Northwest

Intro to Alpine Mountaineering - Australia *

Intro to Alpine Mountaineering - Mexico *

Intro to Alpine Mountaineering - Morrocco *

K2 BC Trek

K2& Broad Peak Expedition

Satopanth

Snow Lake Trek

Spantik

Tharpu Chuli

*these files are being updated for 2009 and will be available soon.

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Argentina Information & Resources

BBC Argentina Profile

Mendoza Government and Aconcagua Park Official Site

Hotel Horcones

Orviz Climbing Shop

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Ecuador Information & Resources

BBC Ecuador Country Profile

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Nepal Information & Resources

Nepal Ministry of Tourism

Digital Himalaya

Digital Himalay - Tharpu Chuli

Hotel Marshyangdi

CIWEC Clinic Imunization recommendations

Nepal Electrical Outlet information

BBC Nepal Profile

Nepal Festivals

The Hopeful Home for orphans and Helpless Children

Tengboche Monastery

Globalpolitician.com on Nepal

Porters Progress

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Pakistan Information & Resources

Pakistan Embassy in USA

Pakistan High Commision in UK

Pakistan High Commision in Canada

Pakistan Embassy in Netherlands (Hague)

German Embassy in Islamabad

Alpine Club of Pakistan

BBC Pakistan Country Profile

Pakistan embassies and consulates list

Ahmed Rashid - writing & interviews

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Russia Information & Resources

Russian Embassy in USA

Russian Embassy in Australia

Russian Embassy in Canada

Australian Embassy in Moscow

Candian Embassy in Moscow

US Embassy in Moscow

Useful russian phrases

more useful russian phrases!

 

Travel and Ground Services and Ticketing agAnts

Aerolineas Argentinas Argentina's National Carrier

Pakistan International Airlines

Thai Airways

Argentina Alive Our Buenos Aires based partners

Spirit of Sydney Polar and TransPolar cruising

Adventure Tours Pakistan Far and away the best ground service provider in Pakistan

United Airlines

American Airlines

Emirates

iTravelnet Travel Directory Comprehensive directory for travel related web sites.

Wilderness Sports Ground services and hire store servicing Kosciusko and the Australian ski resorts

The Holiday Stop (Vizak Irani) Great for Australia and NZ

Travel Society (Dana Welch is our main agent there and is great!) Great for US based climbers

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Responsible Travel Information, Carbon Offsets and Local Projects

Environmental Defense A "leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems."

Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Carbon Fund

Carbon Offsets

Carbon Neutral Company

Terra Pass

Climate Care

Dot Earth Blog site at the New York Times

UN World Food Fund

www.learnforlifenepal.com

Smile Train

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Insurance Companies

We hope that this list here provides you with enough options to find one within your needs and budget.

American Alpine Club

Travel Guard

Covermore (Australia)

British Mountaineering Council

Snowcard

IHI (Denmark based)

STA Travel USA

STA UK

others
http://www.etfsinc.com/product/individual/travelling_can.html
http://www.x1sportsinsurance.com/

Interesting articles
http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=615
http://www.heason.net/Misc/InsuranceArticle.htm

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