Trust, Safety & Emergency Response – Trek The Himalayas

They say adventure and safety cannot go hand in hand. We at Trek The Himalayas have been proving them wrong since the start of our company in 2010. Today almost a decade and a half later we are India’s most Trusted Trekking Company. The simple reason behind it is again safety. With our trekking group trained in First Aid Response and a Quick Response Team prepared for the worst case scenarios, we want the best for our trekkers. That’s what makes us ages apart from other trekking companies who simply provide trekking guides at mediocre pricing. And a lot of times we even get to hear the worst of news in such a trekking community and the reason behind it is always lack of safety protocols.

We at Trek The Himalayas have built our reputation for Best Trekking Company in India for best trekking campsites, best food on treks, best itinerary, best technical support team, but all that stand on the foundation of being the Safest Trekking Company. Right from booking the trek, to coming on the trek to safely completing the trek, we have set international standards of safety protocol for every part of our trekkers journey.

How Trek The Himalayas became the Safest Trekking Company

Our safety protocols start way before you book the trek with us. Whichever trek you open on our site, from detailed itinerary to fitness criteria, to guidelines to trek essentials for that particular trek, all is discussed in detail considering all the potential questions that a new as well as an experienced trekker would have.

Our second line of safety protocol is Trek The Himalayas experienced trek coordinators, whose contact details are mentioned on every trek page. Once you have made up your mind to book a trek, but you still have questions around it, you can dial in and get your queries resolved. And after booking the trek, that’s when our third stage of safety protocols starts.

• Booking a trek with us, you receive an email with details of all the health and fitness criteria, all the documents that need to be carried and specific details regarding locations, pick up and drop.
• The contact details of the trek’s trek coordinator is also mentioned in the email that the trekkers can reach out to if they have any questions regarding fitness or have any trek related query.
• For further assistance of the trekker, a virtual meet is also organised at least a month before the actual trek to inform about every nuance of the trek. This virtual meet further equips the trekker everything that a trekker would need in the trek. It also gives them another opportunity to have all their queries resolved.

Coming on the trek is exciting for both you and us. That’s where you meet your trek leaders. The trek leaders at Trek The Himalayas are not just trek experts but trained in mountaineering courses. All our trek leaders are trained in Mountaineering Courses and have 3 to 10 years of experience in the mountains. Along with trek leaders, our trekking groups are also escorted with our high altitude chefs who serve you hot food and support staff, and they too are trained in First Aid Response.

Plus the highly experienced local trekking guides and support team who join the group at the slope make sure that any serious situation is dealt with as quickly as possible. That goes without saying that the coordination between our team and the local staff is impeccable and they both make up a Quick Response Team.

A big part of our safety protocol is based on providing our trekkers with the best of retiring tents. The tents are completely waterproof and have a thick mat spread to protect you from the cold dew drenched ground. The sleeping bags are made of puffer jacket material that are lined with an extra layer of blanket to keep our trekkers warm even in - 10 degrees celsius.

Trek The Himalayas trekking team is always equipped with all necessary trekking equipment like - ropes, harness, ice axes, oxygen cylinder and others, to handle any difficult terrain situation effectively. In fact at the end of every trekking day, the group is brought together to check their oxygen levels and heart rate.

The food we provide on treks is also a major portion of our trek safety. We make sure that our trekkers are well fed with good quality hot food to keep them energised during the trek. Fresh food coupled with nutrition is what keeps our trekkers going and completes the treks on time.

On the trek to eliminate any chances of you getting sick on the trek, we have days of acclimatisation that are specifically kept on days that you gain altitude. Along with that our trek leader checks for oxygen levels and heart rate every day to keep a check on trekkers health.

How Trek The Himalayas Respond during Emergency

Trekking in the Himalayas is certainly adventurous, but with great adventure comes great responsibilities. In the mountains it is said that you can experience four distinct seasons on the same day because that’s how unpredictable the weather in the Himalayas is. To tackle this unpredictability, our trek leaders monitor the weather in real-time. In case of sudden change in weather, the trek leaders and the local guides have emergency routes laid out for emergency escape.

Another thing that is totally unpredictable in the mountains is how a person’s vitals will respond in higher altitude. If a person shows the signs of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness), and if the situation takes a serious turn, the team of Trek The Himalayas is prepared to handle that as well.

• The trek leader makes a quick decision to descend and the trekker after on spot diagnosis.
• The local guide and the support staff make arrangements for the porter or if necessary the person is also carried in a stretcher too.
• Our team at the slope, or the starting point of the trek is informed before time through our well established communication system.
• The team at the slope makes arrangements for the person if they require immediate medical attention.

All these things are just not possible without a well-established Quick Response Team that we have made and have maintained since the conception of our company. Our dedicated team of trek coordinators, trek experts and team at all our slopes work hard in the background to make sure you have a seamless trekking experience. And that’s what makes us the Safest Trekking Company in India.

Conclusion

The moment you book a trek with us, you become a part of our extended Trek The Himalayas family. From taking care of your safety from booking to actual trek, we remain in contact with you post trek as well. In these fifteen long years of providing unforgettable trekking memories, one thing that we haven't compromised on ever, is our safety protocols. What today has made us the most reputed trekking company in India, with many awards and accolades to validate, is our customer centric approach to our services. It’s not the advertisements, but our trekkers feedback to us, as well as to their known ones that has made us the most Trusted Trekking Company. Today we are not just the first choice of adult trekkers, but also of schools who want to impart experiential learning to their students through treks. It doesn't take a lot to be the safest trekking company - only sincere honesty and love for humanity.