EVEREST BASE CAMP
WILDERNESS MEDICINE TREK
9-30 APRIL 2026
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20 Days & Nights $5450
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$5150 if deposit paid by 31 December 2025
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Friends and Family are welcome to join the trek!
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$4100 (course not included, up to 2 additional trekkers)
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Includes all Meals, Lodging, & Lukla Flights
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Includes all CEU/CME's & FAWM Credits
Take your ongoing education to new heights in Nepal!
Learn to improvise equipment, deal with challenging environments, and make difficult decisions with confidence on your Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals course.
You'll learn to apply your urban emergency care knowledge to the wilderness through case studies and practical scenarios with mock patients. Our seasoned instructors will guide you through five days of intense, hands-on learning to make sure you are prepared in the wilderness.
Along the journey, enjoy the villages of the Khumbu Valley staying in Tea Houses while completing classes, visiting local clinics, sharing meals with local Sherpa, joining in a Sherpa Dance, and visiting the Khumbu Climbing Center. The trek and Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals course will conclude with 2 days at Everest Base Camp. Climb Lobuche Peak before flying back to Kathmandu via Helicopter. Come a few days early and enjoy time in Kathmandu enjoying the trekkers' hotspot of Thamel, Durbar Square, and the local Stupas.
This Trek is organized and led by Dr. Nima Sherpa's companies Sherpa Legends and Kaitu Expedition, a veteran operator on many 8,000m peaks. Idaho Rescue Training and NOLS Wilderness Medicine are joining the trek to teach the Wilderness Medicine portion of the course. Kaitu Expedition will have many experienced Nepali trekking guides, climbing guides, base camp staff, and porters as we travel to the Kaitu Expedition Everest Base camp.
Not a climber? No worries, the Lobuche climb is optional. Enjoy a rest day in Periche or a day at Lobuche High Camp.
EXPLORE
KATHMANDU
TRIP DETAILS
9-30 April 2026
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USD $5450 per person
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Includes all meals, lodging, and flights during trek
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Includes CEU/CME Credits
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Climb Lobuche East for an additional USD $700
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Trek and climb led by Sherpa Legends & Kaitu Expedition
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WUMP taught in English by NOLS Wilderness Medicine
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Minimum age of 18 by course start date
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Family & Friends
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Students may bring up to 2 family and friends along for the trek.
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USD $4350 per person
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Prerequisites
This course is for EMT's, Paramedics, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, all Physicians, PAs, or other medical professionals and students.
Current WFR's may use this course to recertify their WFR.
Students should be in physical condition to complete the trek to Everest Base Camp, up to 6 miles and 1500 ft of elevation gain in 1 day.
College Credits & CEU's
EMT to Wilderness EMT Upgrade
Upon completion, NR-EMTs (all levels) will receive a
Wilderness EMT Certification in addition to 48 CAPCE CEU's
Additional Information
LEARNING & TREKKING INTEGRATION
In addition to trekking to Everest Base Camp, we will stay in several villages along the route to complete a NOLS Wilderness First Responder. We will also have cultural and possible visits to local medical clinics, Everest ER, and training centers.
Participants will carry a light day pack while trekking. Porters will support the trek by carrying up to 20kg (44lbs) per participant in additional personal gear. More information is in the personal gear list.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
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All travel, trail meals, & lodging, including:
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Ground transfer to your hotel from KTM airport
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Lodging with Breakfast at a Nepali Ghar Hotel in Kathmandu beginning April 9 and after return through April 30
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All in-country flights
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Lodging in Tea Houses along the trekking route
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Lodging in Expedition tents at Everest Base Camp
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All necessary staff & porters and personal duffle bag
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All necessary trekking & climbing permits
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Welcome & Farewell dinners in Kathmandu
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All required permits
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NOLS Wilderness Medicine Wilderness First Responder Certification including Epinephrine Injection
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All CME/CEU Credits
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All required course equipment & textbooks
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
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Meals & lodging in Kathmandu before April 9 and after April 30
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Additional Nights lodging at Nepali Ghar can be arranged for $75/night
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Travel into Kathmandu
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Local activities in Kathmandu
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Optional Kathmandu Cultural Tour on 10 April for $100
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Any additional activities in Nepal
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Optional Lobuche Climb
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Tips for guides, porters, and support staff ($200)
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Extras on the trail and in Kathmandu (coffee, tea, beer, wifi, laundry etc.)
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Emergency transportation
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Meals in Kathmandu outside of breakfast and welcome meals
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Required Rescue Insurance
REGISTRATION POLICIES
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Sherpa Legends & Kaitu Expedition is leading the trek & Lobuche Climb. Sherpa Legends & Kaitu Staff will care for all medical emergencies and evacuations during this trek and course. Idaho Rescue Training and NOLS are present to teach the WFR curriculum.
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Participants may pay by cash (USD or NPR), credit card, check, or wire transfer to Idaho Rescue Training or Shepra Legends.
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All Credit Card payments will incur a 2% fee.
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Cash Payments in Kathmandu will receive a 1% discount
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Any payments are refundable with a USD$500 fee up to February 23 2026
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Beginning February 24 2026, a USD$1,100 fee will be retained if you need to cancel your reservation.
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Full Payment is due by February 24, 2026.
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If a student needs to leave the course after it has started, all payments are retained.
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Students may purchase a Tuition Protection Plan with Travel Insurance through MDM Group.
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All participants are required to provide proof of personal rescue insurance.
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Gratuity for Sherpa Legends staff is not included in the cost and is required of participants.
2026 ITINERARY
9 April | Day 0 or earlier: International Arrival in KTM | KTM Hotel |
10 April | Day 1: Preparation Day in KTM, City Tour, Equipment checking, Welcome Dinner | KTM Hotel |
11 April | Day 2: Fly to Lukla 2800M and trek 4 hrs to Phakding 2640M | Teahouse |
12 April | Day 3: Trek 5-6 hrs to Namche Village 3446M | Teahouse |
13-16 April | Day 4-7: Trek to Khumjung Village, visit Khunde Hospital, trek to Hillary Viewpoint. Evening program with local Sherpas including shared meal and Sherpa dance. WUMP Class | Teahouse |
17-19 April | Day 8-10: Trek 4 hrs to Phortse Village 3840M, visit Kumbu Climbing Center, WUMP Class. | Teahouse |
20-21 April | Day 11-12: Trek 5 hours to Dingboche 4300m, Rest day with acclimitization hike | Teahouse |
22 April | Day 13: Trek 4-5 hrs to Lobuche Village 4900m | Teahouse |
23-24 April | Day 14-15: Trek 3 hours to Everest Base Camp. Visit Everest ER, Fixed Line Training. | Tent |
25-27 April | Day 16-18: Trek down valley to Pheriche via Lobuche Village. Optional Lobuche East Climb. | Teahouse or Tent |
28 April | Day 19: Fly via Helicopter from Pheriche to Kathmandu | KTM Hotel |
29 April | Day 20: Reserve Day, Farewell Dinner | KTM Hotel |
30 April | Day 21: Earliest Scheduled International Departure | KTM Hotel |
TREK & COURSE PARTNERS
Dr. Nima Namgyal Sherpa is an internationally certified expedition doctor, rescuer and mountaineer by profession. Born and raised in the Khumbu Valley and the mountains with love and respect for nature and adventure, he pursued his career in outdoor adventure.
He has been on many treks and expeditions with successful summit of Mt Everest, Manaslu, Amadablam, Denali to name a few and have been featured on Discovery Channel, National Geography Channel, Channel Ten, HBO and many International medias for his work. He is also an outdoor educator and wilderness medicine instructor and also a founder of Himalayan Medics in Nepal.
Paul Holle grew up in the Colorado Rockies before landing in Idaho by way of a few mountain ranges and flat states. After completing his first WFR with NOLS on a semester in 2003, he began teaching 2004 with Red Cross Lifeguarding and the American Heart Association, completed his NR-EMTB (and WEMT) in 2009, began teaching for NOLS in 2010, and began teaching in Nepal in 2016. He has visited 18 countries.
Paul founded Idaho Rescue Training in 2014 to host NOLS Wilderness Medicine classes and now hosts 30+ classes across 4 states and 5 countries annually. When not trekking in Nepal or climbing a volcano in the Cascade Mountains, he enjoys the whitewater of Idaho and local treks with his family, including boys ages 6 & 3.
Paul has solo climbed all of the 12,000 ft peaks in Idaho, many 14,000 ft peaks in Colorado and California, and Lobuche East (6119M) in Nepal three times.