Pakistan Expedition

Spring 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- K-2 Expedition Broad Peak Diran Peak Gasherbrum II Expd. Mustagata Nanga Parbat Spantik Peak Tirich Mir Trango Tower

Nepal Expedition

Spring 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Everest Everest South FB Kanchanjunga Lhotse Makalu Manalsu Dhaulagiri Churen Himal Pumori Annapurna South Annapurna IV Kumbhakarna Gyajikhang Ganesh Himal Kang Guru Kanjiroba Lhakpa Ri Kirat Chuli Sita Chuchura Tawoche-Amadablam Tilicho Tripura Thamserku Tukche Dorje Lakpa Chamlang Baruntse Api Himal Amadablam Amadablam - Pumori Amotsang Peak Himlung Jongsang Pathibhara Puthachuli
Autumn 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Kanchanjunga Lhotse Makalu Manalsu Dhaulagiri Churen Himal Annapurna South Annapurna IV Kumbhakarna Himlung Kirat Chuli Kang Guru Kanjiroba Lhakpa Ri Sita Chuchura Tawoche-Amadablam Tilicho Tripura Thamserku Tukche Dorje Lakpa Chamlang Baruntse Api Himal Amadablam Amadablam - Pumori Amotsang Peak Ganesh Himal Gyajikhang Jongsang Pathibhara Puthachuli

Tibet Expedition

Spring 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Tibet Side Everest Cho-oyu Cho-oyu-Fullboard Shishapangma Shishapangma-FB Shishapangma-Cho Gurla Mandata Naimonanyi Nojin Kangsang
Autumn 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Everest North Col Shishapangma Cho-oyu

Full Board

Full Board 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Everest N. C. Exped. Everest S. C. Exped. Cho Oyu Exped. Shisapangma Exp.

Nepal Trekking

Annapurna Region --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Annapurna Base Camp Annapurna Circuit Annapurna Coca Cola Damodar Kund Dhaulagiri Ghorepani Jomsom Mardi Himal L/W Mustang Mustnag Narphu Valley Panorama Royal Trek
Everest Region --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Chola Pass Everest Base Camp Everest 23 Days Everest 25 Days Mani Rimdu Thame ThyanbocheMonastery Phaplu - Lukla Renju Pass Tashi Lapcha
Dolpo Region --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Choren Dolpo/Kagmara Shey Gompa Dolpo-Shey-Gompa Phoksundo Rara - Jumla
Langtang Region --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Ganesh Himal Langtang/Goshainkund Helambu Langtang Shivapuri
Makalu/Kanchanjungha --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Mera - Arun Valley Chainpur Kanchanjunga BC Makalu Base Camp Salpa Pass
Restricted Area --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- LarkeLa - Manaslu B.C.

Tour

Nepal 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Kathmandu(14n/15d) Mountain Flight Pokhara
Tibet 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Kailasa Tour Kailasa - Lhasa Tour Lhasa Tour Tibet Tour Adventure Kailash Everest BC - Lhasa Kailash - Everest BC Kailash Tour Kailash - Simikot Tour Kailash - India Tour Lhasa-Everest-Kailash Tibet Tour (7n/8d)

Peak Climbing

Spring 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Chulu West Dromo Peak Ganja La Chuli Hinchuli Island Peak Kwangde Lobuche Mera peak Pisang Peak Pokalde Peak Ramdung Go Singu Chuli Tharpu Chuli
Autumn 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Chulu West Dromo Peak Ganja La Chuli Hinchuli Island Peak Kwangde Lobuche Mera peak Pisang Peak Pokalde Peak Ramdung Go Singu Chuli Tharpu Chuli

Festivals

Nepal 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Mani Rrimdu -Thame Mani R. - Thengboche Tiji Mustang
Tibet 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Saga - Dawa Festival
Bhutan 2008 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Jambay - Festival Paro - Festival Tangbi - Festival Tshechu - Festival

Wages of Porters and Transport Hire Charges:

33. A rough idea on wages and charges for animal and mechanical transport will e communicated to the part along with the formal permission letter.

34. Payment of wages to porters shall be made when they are discharged. However, if a porter requires an advance payment, this may be given in the presence of L.O/Guide and receipt obtained.

35. In addition to daily wages, a party shall provide to a low altitude porter free rations as per Annexure-G or money in lieu of rations, as fixed by the Government from the day he is engaged till the day he is discharged.

36. Similarly, free rations shall be provided to high altitude porter as per Annexure-H from the day he goes above 5,500 meters.

37. Except in the case of sickness/injury no wages shall be paid to a porter for a day on which he does not work. If however, a party wants to have a rest day then porter (s) shall be paid full wages etc.

38. For forced halts on bad weather days a party shall pay to porter full daily wages and rations. Decision of a leader about movement on such days shall be final. If however, L.O feels that weather is too bad to march, he may ask the leader to halt the party. In case of disagreement with the advice of L.O the leader should give him in writing reasons for such disagreement.

39. A porter marching with a party for more than seven days shall be allowed every seventh day as holiday with full daily wages etc.

Insurance:

40. A Liaison officer shall be covered by an insurance of Rs. 300,0000/- (Rupees Three Hundred Only), in case partial disablement the amount of compensation shall be proportionate to the percentage of disablement as declared by a competent authority.

41. A high altitude porter shall be insured for a sum of Rs. 200,000 (Rupees Two Hundred Only). In case of partial disablement, the amount of compensation shall be proportionate to the percentage of disablement as declared by a Civil Surgeon.

42. A low altitude porter shall be insured for a sum of Rs. 100, 000/- (Rupees one Hundred only). In case a partial disablement, the amount of compensation shall be proportionate to the percentage of disablement as declared by a Civil Surgeon.

43. Insurance cover shall be provided through a Pakistani company and Government shall help a party in getting this facility in Pakistan if so requested.

Medical Treatment:

44. If in the opinion of a doctor/first aid specialist evacuation of a sick/injured porter from the mountain to a hospital in a district headquarters like Gilgit, Skardu or Chitral is necessary then the said party shall pay for his evacuation by a helicopter or other means. In case a L.O feels that the porter is very sick and is not being evacuated. If the leader disagrees with the advice of L.O he shall give him in writing the reasons for such disagreement. The said statement would also need to be countersigned by the expedition’s doctor/first-aid specialist.

45. A party is not responsible to pay for the evacuation and medical treatment of a sick/injured L.O as the same shall be borne by his detailing/recommending authority.

46. During sickness/injury in the mountains or hospitalized, a party shall pay half of the daily wages to a porter till the date it leaves the district headquarters for Rawalpindi/Islamabad.

47. Medical facilities including surgical operations etc. are generally provided free of cost in Pakistani hospitals. Should some sickness/injuries to porters entail some expenditure, a party shall pay for the same. In case of death of a porter/cook or other hired person, the expedition would be responsible for the transportation of the dead body from the place of casualty to the place of hiring.