Trekking/climbing Grading

Please remember that it is impossible to be absolutely precise about how hard a walk may be, as there may be many contributory factors. The main benefit of grading is to provide you with an overall indicator to compare one walk against another. We therefore look at the following 6 factors before deciding the grade:

Length of trek and length of walking day.
Average altitude and altitude gain and loss.
Trail conditions.
Level of porterage or backpacking.
Temperature range and likely weather conditions.
Remoteness to services and general level of comfort.

Clearly conditions for a particular holiday may vary from one month to the next. It is not practical for us to give grades for each individual departure, but you may like to take this into account before choosing a specific departure date.