TREKKING GRADE LEVELS
Easy Treks: No previous experience or physical preparation required. The duration varies from a 2-day hike to 5 days of trekking on well maintained paths up to an altitude of 3000 m and walking up to 5 hours a day.
Moderate Treks: Requires 6 to 7 hours walking everyday crossing 4000 m high altitude passes. Physical and mental fitness, positive attitude, interest and previous hiking or camping experience is required.
Difficult Treks: Previous trekking experience, technical knowledge, positive attitude and perseverance are required. It requires 6 to 7 hours of walking everyday through rough trails and possibly crossing high passes as high as 5000 m.
Strenuous Treks: It involves long days, long hours of challenging walks on high altitude passes above 5000 m, difficult terrains and glacier & snow walking. One needs to have rock and ice climbing experience with knowledge of using ice-axe and crampons. Physical and mental fitness with excellent health condition, positive attitude and perseverance is also required.