Trailhead, 1,240 m
Leave the road at the last farm. Phones go in the dry bag.
Small-group treks through the high valleys, led by people who grew up in them.
Nomad Trails is eight mountain guides who grew up in these valleys and got tired of leading other people's itineraries. So we wrote our own.
Groups are never more than eight. We carry the safety kit, the maps and the coffee. You carry a day pack and whatever you need to leave behind.
Leave the road at the last farm. Phones go in the dry bag.
The only pass on the route. We cross before the wind gets up.
A rest day. Swim if you are brave, sleep if you are sensible.
No path on any map past here. This is the part you came for.
Hut to hut, 96 km
€1,480Full traverse, tents
€2,350A long weekend above the trees
€620IFMGA mountain guide. Knows every hut warden by first name and most of their dogs.
Geologist turned guide. Will explain the rock you are sitting on whether you ask or not.
Wilderness medic and the reason our incident count is what it is.
Twelve Himalayan seasons before he came here for a quieter life.
Every night under a roof, three meals a day, and more cheese than you are expecting.
Your main bag goes by mule or cable car. You walk with water and a jacket.
Poles, crampons and waterproofs are free to borrow. Buy nothing for one trip.
“I am fifty-eight and had not carried a pack in thirty years. Lena got me over a 2,600-metre pass and I cried at the top.”
“No phone signal for five days. I thought I would hate it. I am now trying to work out how to do it at home.”
“The best-organised trip I have been on, by people who make it look like there is no organising at all.”
If you can walk six hours with breaks and climb a few flights of stairs without stopping, you can do the eight-day trek.
Every day has a lower route and a hut within three hours. We change the plan without drama; that is the job.
Most people do. About two-thirds of every group arrive solo.
Late June to mid-September, when the high passes are clear of snow.
Trips open in January and the August ones fill within a week. We will email you the day before.