Day 1 → Arrive in Xining

Morning or Early afternoon- Participants arrive in Xining, Elevated Trips will pick them up at the Xining airport or bus station and take them back to hotel
6:00pm - We will all have a welcome feast
7:30pm - Issue Gear and pack for the trip

Day 2 → Bus from Xining to Labrang

7:20am - Breakfast at hotel
8:00am - Bus leaves for Labrang (2,900 meters)
1:00 pm - Arrive in Labrang town
1:15 pm - get settled in BaoMa Hotel and eat lunch
3:00 pm - Take a 2 hour day hike to acclimatize, journal time on mountain OR visit Labrang Monastery
6:00 pm - Dinner
8:00 pm - Continue to pack and issue gear

Day 3 → Bus from Labrang to Langmusi

8:00am - Breakfast at Baoma hotel
9:00 am - Bus leaves for Langmusi (3,345 meters), drive through grasslands
12:00pm - Arrive in Langmusi
1:00 pm - get settled in Langmusi BingGuan and eat lunch
2:15 pm - Set out on Langmusi Gorge day hike, 4 hours of hiking round-trip
6:30 pm - Eat dinner in Langmusi town
7:30 pm - Settle in hotel and rest

Day 4 → Hike to Camp 1

8:00am - Eat breakfast
9:00am - Check out of Hotel
9:15am - Take 2 Vans to the Trailhead (2,800 meters) (large vans or buses will not fit on the road)
12:00noon - Arrive at Trailhead, Eat lunch at a local home OR picnic style lunch
2:00pm - Briefing on wilderness experience, activity
2:30 pm - Start hiking
6:00pm - Arrive at Camp 1 (3,100 meters), set up camp
7:00pm - Eat Dinner
7:45pm - Clean up dinner
8:00pm - Campfire and rest at Camp 1

Day 5 → Day hike to Buddhist Caves

7:30am - Wake up
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Set out on Day hike to Buddhist Meditation Caves (3,800 meters)
12:00noon - Eat lunch on the trail
1:00pm - Continue hiking. Final 100 meters need to climb ladders to reach caves in a cliff.
1:30pm - Arrive at Caves
4:00pm - Return to Camp 1 (3,100 meters) , rest
5:00pm - Start making Dinner
5:45pm - Dinner time
6:30pm - Clean up dinner
7:30- Campfire and rest again at Camp 1

Day 6 → Hike to Camp 2

7:00am - Wake up
7:30am - Breakfast
8:00am - Pack up camp
9:00am - Start hiking, hike 7.5 km
1:00pm - Arrive at high grassland pass( 3,800 meters) and eat lunch
2:00pm - Start hiking 1 km up to Prayer Flag summit
3:00pm - Be coming down from summit, hike 6.5 km to Camp 2
6:00pm - Arrive at Camp 2 (3,650 meters), set up camp
6:30pm - Cook dinner
7:00pm - Eat dinner
7:30pm -Clean up dinner
8:00pm - Rest

Day 7 → Hike to Camp 3

7:30am - Wake up
8:00am - Breakfast
8:30am - Pack up camp
9:30am - Start hiking, hike 8 km
12noon - Eat Lunch
12:30pm - Journal time, reflection
2:00pm - Hike to Camp 3
4:00pm - Arrive at Camp 3

Day 8 → Hike to Camp 4 at high pass

7:30am - Wake up
8:00am - Breakfast
8:30am - Pack up camp
9:30am - Start hiking
12:30pm- Eat Lunch
1:30 pm - Continue hiking
3:30pm - Arrive at Camp 4, set up camp and rest
6:00pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Clean up dinner
8:00 pm - Rest and reflection

Day 9 → Solo at Camp 4 at high pass

8:00am - Wake up
9:00am - Breakfast
10:00am - All day Solo in the mountains for rest and reflection
4:00pm - Return to Camp 4,
6:00pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Clean up dinner
8:00 pm - Rest and reflection

Day 10 → Descend to trailhead, return to Labrang

7:30am - Wake up
8:00am - Breakfast
8:30am - Pack up camp
9:30am - Start hiking,
12:30pm- Eat Lunch
1:30 pm - Continue hiking
2:30pm - Arrive at Anatang trailhead, vans to Labrang
6:30 pm - Arrive Labrang, check into BaoMa Hotel
7:00pm - Dinner
8:00 pm - Rest and reflection

Day 11 → Return to Xining

8:00am - Wake up
8:15am - Breakfast
9:00am - Bus leaves Labrang
12noon- Eat lunch on the road
3:00pm Arrive back in Xining and say goodbyes