Everest Expedition

We are the first and only operator to offer Everest simultaneously from both the north and the south – and as a Flash™ or Classic Expedition. Thus, everyone can choose the best option for themselves. But no matter which option you choose – with the highest possible safety and quality standards and the comforting certainty of entrusting yourself to a licensed, strictly audited, Austrian expedition operator with many years of 100% success rate and “zero accident” statistics, you have already made the right choice.

Our members arrive at the mountain better acclimatized because they have already started acclimatization at home 4-8 weeks before the expedition. The complete altitude generator equipment including training plan and guidance by an expert is included in the price and will be delivered to your home and picked up again afterwards. You don’t have to worry about anything. No other operator has as many years of experience with pre-acclimatization using hypoxic systems.

We bring some of the most comfortable base camp equipment Everest has ever seen.

Our team also includes a professional kitchen staff that provides a level of catering you would not expect to find in a base camp on a glacial moraine at the end of the world.

Everest Expedition 2025: Overview of our Everest options

Everest North Expedition

Our Everest North Expedition is the objectively safest ascent of Mount Everest. The route leads from the north of Tibet via North Col and Northeast Ridge to the summit of Everest. Base Camp on the north side is accessible by an access road, offering members a much more luxurious and comfortable stay. The Northeast Ridge Route, as it is also known, has a long and mysterious history. Walk in the footsteps of the earliest Everest climbing attempts in the 1920s and 1930s. The northern route is particularly famous for the failed 1924 British expedition of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. To this day, it is not known whether their team made it to the summit a full 29 years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. On this route, our expedition members experience the history of Everest climbs since their beginnings. The Everest North route is technically more demanding than the alternative in the south and members are exposed to wind and cold much longer during the climb. In return, however, the summit day is less demanding in terms of fitness due to the higher altitude of the last camp. Another point of interest: Due to the severely limited number of permits, Everest's north side is much less visited these days. So if you want to take in the unique atmosphere undisturbed on the way to the summit, the North route is definitely the right choice. If you choose the Classic version of our North Expedition, you will have the advantage of enjoying your time on the mountain to the fullest. The expedition lasts about 6 weeks and gives you the opportunity to acclimatize better, guaranteeing a much safer and less exhausting ascent.

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Duration: 42 days
Price: € 75.400
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: 4 weeks
Sherpa ratio: 1 Climbing Sherpa / Member
Special features: The preparation with the hypoxic system increases the chances of success

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Everest North Flash™ Expedition

The Flash™ variant of our Everest North Side Expedition is aimed at those Everest enthusiasts whose schedule is not compatible with the greater time commitment of a Classic expedition. If you choose this variant, the total travel time will be shortened to about 3-4 weeks - all this while still maintaining the highest safety standards. In contrast to the classic lengthy acclimatization at base camp, you begin your acclimatization phase in the comfort of your own home. Our hypoxia training, developed by experts, allows you to prepare for the high altitude air on Everest from the comfort of your own home. Thus, you will arrive at Base Camp already pre-acclimatized and will be able to make the summit climb more rested and efficient.

Duration: 21 days
Price: € 103.900
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: Max. 8 weeks
Sherpa ratio: 2 Climbing Sherpas / Member
Special features: Smallest group size on Everest, short travel time

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Everest South Expedition

Our South Expedition takes you from Nepal across the Khumbu Icefall, the Lhotse Flank and the Southeast Ridge. The South route is the ever-popular classic Everest climb. It is this route that led Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully to the summit in 1953, the first team in the world to do so. Since that first ascent, thousands of adventure seekers from all over the world have chosen the southern route to follow in their footsteps. The entire route from base camp is longer on the south side of Everest, and because of the slightly lower final camp, the day of the summit ascent is more demanding in terms of fitness. To compensate, the south route is overall less technically demanding and provides expedition members with shelter from the elements for longer periods of time. One of the biggest differences from the northern route is the climb across the Khumbu Icefall. This section of ice and snow, several hundred meters high, is part of the Khumbu Glacier, the highest glacier in the world. The climb requires constant attention and strength in this first section due to the crevasses, but the beauty of the frozen landscape helps overcome all the hardships. The greater popularity of the southern route also means potential crowding at certain points on the ascent. In contrast to the north route, the beginning of the technically easier south route is a bit more touristy by Everest standards. But this does not have to be a disadvantage. On the contrary, the base camp on the south side offers you the opportunity to meet enthusiastic climbers and adventurers from all over the world, especially during the peak season. Thus, the expedition becomes more than a mere spectacle of nature. If you want to share the experience of climbing Everest with like-minded people and make friends for life in an extreme situation, the southern route is guaranteed to be the right choice.

Duration: 42 days
Price: € 75.400
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: 4 weeks
Sherpa ratio: 1 Climbing Sherpa / Member
Special features: Lhotse ascent possible in combination

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Everest South Flash™ Expedition

The Flash™ variant of our Everest South Side Expedition is for those Everest enthusiasts whose schedules are not compatible with the greater time commitment of a Classic expedition. If you choose this variant, the total travel time will be shortened to about 3-4 weeks - all this while still maintaining the highest safety standards. In contrast to the classic lengthy acclimatization at base camp, you begin your acclimatization phase in the comfort of your own home. Our hypoxia training, developed by experts, allows you to prepare for the high altitude air on Everest from the comfort of your own home. Thus, you will arrive at Base Camp already pre-acclimatized and will be able to make the summit climb more rested and efficient.

Duration: 21 days
Price: € 103.900
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: Max. 8 weeks
Sherpa ratio: 2 Climbing Sherpas / Member
Special features: Permit for 6.000m for acclimatization, Helicopter Shuttle to the mountain

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Everest Signature Expedition

Our Mount Everest Signature Expedition is an exclusive premium product and guarantees you an individually tailored, private Everest ascent with maximum safety and comfort. Whether Everest North or South - choose your favorite route and climb the world's highest mountain alone in just three weeks! ™As a Premium customer, however, you also receive comprehensive support during the preparation period, including an individual training and nutrition plan from certified sports scientists, unlimited medical advice and personal mentoring from Lukas Furtenbach. Upon arrival, you can look forward to premium accommodations as well as VIP transportation to your private luxury tent at Base Camp. Experience the highest level of comfort possible on Everest to further enjoy your summit climb in the best possible condition. You will be supported throughout your expedition by your private, fully certified mountain guide and 2 personal Sherpas with many years of Everest experience. And that's not all - your very own private Everest adventure will be immortalized as a personal documentary for posterity.

Duration: 21 days
Price: € 199.000
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: Max. 8 weeks
Sherpa ratio: 2 Climbing Sherpas + 1 private mountain guide / Member
Special features: Private guide, highest possible comfort and safety

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Everest North Col Accompaniment Trekking

Get a taste of mountaineering history and accompany our expedition team on the arduous northern Everest ascent. On our North Col expedition, you decide how far you want to accompany our summit expedition. If you choose option 1, you will join the expedition up to Base Camp at 5200 meters and experience first hand the starting point of numerous Everest expeditions. If you choose variant 2, you will join us further on the way to Everest Advanced Base Camp at 6,450m, from where other high altitude tours are also possible. Members who choose option 3 will accompany our expedition team all the way to the North Col at a full 7,005 meters and will be part of the Everest expedition until the day of the summit climb.

Duration: 18 – 25 days
Price: € 7.200 – € 26.900
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: -
Sherpa ratio: -
Special features: 3 variants possible: up to Basecamp, up to Advanced Basecamp or up to North Col

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Everest South Camp 3

Discover your passion for expedition mountaineering and experience the breathtaking beauty of the world’s highest peak up close! Join our fascinating Everest Expedition and become part of a team that faces the challenges and adventures of the Everest high camps. There are few opportunities to witness a true 8000m expedition up close and be so close to the majestic king of mountains. Don’t miss this unique chance! We are excited to offer a limited number of guests the opportunity to climb Everest up to Camp 3 (approximately 7100m) on the South side from Nepal.

Duration: 30 days
Price: € 18.990
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: -
Sherpa ratio: Sherpa support from Basecamp to C3
Special features: Experience Everest expedition live

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Everest South Accompaniment Trekking

Get a taste of mountaineering history and accompany our expedition team on the south side Everest ascent. Together with the Everest expedition team, you will undertake the trek to arguably the most famous base camp in the world. Along the way, you will experience the picturesque landscape of the Himalayan Mountains and get to know the country and its people up close on the way past several Nepalese mountain villages. At the end of your trek, you will climb the 5675m peak of Kala Pathar and enjoy a breathtaking view of the Himalayan Mountains. Finally, the crowning glory is a day at Mount Everest Base Camp. Here you can personally experience the starting point of countless Everest expeditions, gain insight into the planning of a summit climb and get a view of life at over 5,000 meters.

Duration: 14 days
Price: € 4.190
Duration hypoxic pre-acclimatization: -
Sherpa ratio: -
Special features: Experience Everest expedition live

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Customer Reviews

Hakan B.

Furtenbach Adventures offers a unique mountaineering experience by perfectly combining safety, comfort, and technology. I was thrilled to join the Flash Expedition team led by Lukas Furtenbach. His leadership, top professional guides and a team of incredible Sherpas have helped us reach the summit on time and return safely to the basecamp during a season of very challenging conditions. The organization utilized technology in the best way possible. More importantly, safety was the top priority in every single moment of the expedition. Oxygen tanks are the most crucial units on Mount Everest and thanks to the dedication of the Sherpas, there were plenty of tanks for everyone along the way – up to the summit. I slept in an altitude tent for 2 months ahead of the expedition to get acclimatized for the mountain. The tent simulates higher altitudes by reducing the amount of oxygen which causes an almost impossible environment to sleep in. However, acclimatizing for two months allowed our team to reach the summit in a much shorter time. Thank you, Lukas and the team for your incredible efforts. Highly recommended for this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Marc Antoine

Perfect organization. Safest way to climb up to the summit and come back down, safe. 2 experienced sherpas/climber + lot’s of oxygen for the summit day are key. Every possible detail is being thought off to make the days at the base camp more comfortable : large individual tent, efficient hot shower, correct food, large common tents etc… Preparation in the head tent during 8 weeks at home is long with many uncomfortable nights of bad sleep, but this pre acclimatization perfectly works up to 7000m ! Don’t hesitate to go back to shigatze (3-4 days) after the acclimatization in ABC to get back in shape.

Anonymous

The FA Team continues to prove year after year they are a top expedition organizer & leader. 2019 was no different. Are you going into the Baltoro, up a Tibetan 8,000m route, or to a similar big mountain objective? If so, Furtenbach Adventures is a sound choice. The principles & standards FA deliver on make a significant experiential difference when you’re on the mountain. My most recent FA climbing team enjoyed thorough pre-trip organizing/prep, amazing food quality through to the last moment of the trip, impressive camp infrastructure, and world-class guides. On top of that, their climber selection process yielded an incredibly strong team to which I was fortunate to join. Taken as a whole, the FA Team was one of the strongest on the mountain during the 2019 Everest season. I would not hesitate to choose Furtenbach Adventures for any high-consequence expedition in the future.

Which route should I choose – NORTH or SOUTH?

The two “normal routes” up to the top of Everest offer each certain advantages, but each also carries risks and challenges. Ultimately, it should be a considered decision whether to attempt the climb from the north from Tibet via the North Col and Northeast Ridge or from the south from Nepal via the Khumbu Icefall, Lhotse Face and Southeast Ridge.

In many cases, there will be individual arguments for one side or the other, depending on each member’s experience, personality, climbing intent. You may have more sympathy for one side, it has more appeal, or you may see it as the more beautiful line.

Listen to your intuition, which is always the best advisor in such decisions, or let us advise you personally!

North

South

+ objectively safest ascent

+ last camp is higher (8300m) therefore
shorter summit day

+ more comfortable and luxurious basecamp thanks to road access

+ max. of 200 permits per year – which means less climbers

– ascent longer exposed to wind and cold temperatures

– technically more demanding in the last third, more rock

– descent from summit more difficult

+ technically easier and longer climb possible in the slipstream

+ possibility of descent to 4000m for better regeneration before the summit push

+ double expedition with Lhotse possible

– more climbers, thus danger of congestion in the icefall, the Lhotse Face and on the summit ridge

– last camp at 8000m, therefore longer and more strenuous summit day

– total ascent from base camp a little longer and therefore more demanding on physical condition

Which expedition suits me CLASSIC or FLASH™?

The main reason for failed ascents of an 8,000 meter peak is the long acclimatization period on the mountain. The multiple and sometimes dangerous and tiring ascents and descents and the risk of infection at base camp, where many people are in close quarters, saps the strength of many climbers before the actual climb has even begun. So why acclimatize at base camp when you can do it at home in your own four walls, significantly increase the success of the expedition, and greatly shorten the duration of the expedition?

Experience altitude acclimatization in a new way! Get used to the low-oxygen high-altitude air – from the comfort of your own home and with the long-standing know-how of our experts. For a shortened expedition duration, more performance as well as higher chances of success and efficiency on the mountain.

Through hypoxic training, altitudes of up to 7,000m can be simulated. This way you will be pre-acclimatized for your upcoming expedition in a highly efficient and individual way and will be able to reach your summit goal in the shortest possible time.

15 years of experience with hypoxic systems facilitates the pre-acclimatization and increases performance and chances of success at the summit significantly With the support of experts, you can acclimatize at home. Quite simply, with the world’s only sleeping tent that simulates oxygen levels at 7000m. Perfect to prepare for high altitudes!

Classic

Flash™

+ much time on the mountain – you can also experience the real camp athmosphere on site

+ also guests of our Classic expedition have 4 weeks of pre-acclimatization included

+ improves performance and acclimatization on the mountain which leads to better summit chances and increased safety

+ 8 bottles of oxygen per member

+ cheaper

+ high altitude porters and Climbing Sherpa (on summit day 1:1 Sherpa : member)

– more time needed (approx. 6 weeks)

– longer waiting time in basecamp, where regeneration is more difficult

+ shortening the duration of the trip to half of the time (approx. 3 – 4 weeks)

+ high performance and fitness on the mountain due to pre-acclimatization

+ significantly reduced risk on the mountain

+ 2 Climbing Sherpas/member

+ 1 mountain guide per 4 members, thereby best support possible

+ unlimited amount of oxygen

+ exclusive oxygen regulator with a flow rate of 8lpm

+ monitoring of the vital data during the expedition

+ more time at home and less vacation needed

+ reduced exhaustion

+ minimized symptoms of altitude sickness

+ integration of acclimatization into daily life

+ parameters of acclimatization individually tunable

– acclimatization symptoms in a softer form at home (sleep is normally not as good as usual)