Overview :
Adventure Travel provides a different kind of holiday. It must involve being in delightful, natural surroundings, but it must also present a significant physical and mental challenge to the traveler so that the outcome is not a foregone conclusion and there is a significant joy and satisfaction at having successfully come through.
White Magic carefully grades each trip taking into account things like the nature of the terrain, wilderness quotient, degree of physical and mental challenge and the highest altitude reached. White Magic also carefully assesses each prospective guest so that the most appropriate trip can be proposed for him or her – one that will present new challenges, requiring a slightly higher level of fitness and skill so that afterwards there is genuine sense of achievement and satisfaction. White Magic would never recommend a trip that will expose the guest to conditions and situations for which he or she is completely unprepared.
The White Magic Challenge Escalator is shown in the figure below
White Magic’s prospective customers can quickly consider at which point they might like to begin their journey into the world of mountain adventure. Once they have experienced a White Magic Trip and wish to ascend to the next level of proficiency and skill, they can select a trip of the correct grading to suit their needs. White Magic will automatically include opportunities to acquire new skills and mountain competences during the next level trip that has been selected. We also offer mountaineering courses if you wish to learn the skills required to start your climbing journey.
Grades Explained -
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Description |
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Discover Adventure |
Involves small day hikes and active travelling along with cultural experiences in Himalayan regions. |
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Active Holiday |
Short multi day hikes closer to civilisation with minimal altitude gain. |
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Beginner Trek |
Hikes under a week in moderate altitudes. Will involve a day or two with 5-6hrs of hiking. |
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Moderate Trek |
Treks in relatively high altitudes with considerable altitude gain. Involves multiple days with 5-6hrs of hiking. |
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Challenging Trek |
Multi-week trek with routinely long days of more than 6hrs with great altitude gain. |
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Technical Trek |
Multi-week trek in challenging terrain across glaciers with a high pass in very remote region / trekking peak with a summit day. |
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Moderate Climb |
Peaks above 6000m which will need basic technical skills. They have a short approach march and a challenging summit day. |
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Demanding Climb |
Peaks above 6000m that require moderate technical skills and which are physically challenging. |
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Very Demanding Climb |
7000m peaks which need considerable technical skills and are physically very demanding. |
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Extreme Climb |
8000m peaks - Extremely demanding both physically & technically. |
Look out for these grades in the trip description. There is also a 'What to expect' tab in each of the trip pages for you to get a clear picture.