The catalogue · 2027 season

Eleven ways into the Chinese backcountry

Every trip below is a real join-in batch from a licensed Chinese operator. Lodge-based weeks in the Taihang cliffs, porter-supported circuits under 6,000 m peaks, and one three-day kora that needs a permit and a lot of patience.

11 trips match

Genyen Massif Full Circuit — Sichuan Sichuan Chinese group

Genyen Massif Full Circuit

格聂全线

A full walking loop around the Genyen massif in west Sichuan — three valleys, two high passes, and camps in yak pasture below a 6,204 m snow peak that almost no foreign trekker has heard of.

Length
8–12 days
Style
Porter-assisted
From
¥3,000–6,000 /pp
Grade 4/5
Genyen South Route, Lodge to Lodge — Sichuan Sichuan Chinese group

Genyen South Route, Lodge to Lodge

格聂南线

The gentler half of Genyen: village guesthouses, a lighter pack, and the same massif seen from the south. Built for people who want the landscape without six nights on the ground.

Length
4–7 days
Style
Lodge-based
From
¥3,000–6,000 /pp
Grade 2/5
Mt. Siguniang — DaFeng Summit — Sichuan Sichuan English guiding

Mt. Siguniang — DaFeng Summit

四姑娘山大峰

The most accessible 5,000 m summit in China: two days of walking, one pre-dawn push, and a view across the Four Girls range that makes the altitude headache worth it.

Length
4–7 days
Style
Summit Trek
From
¥3,000–6,000 /pp
Grade 3/5
Mt. Yala Circuit — Sichuan Sichuan English guiding

Mt. Yala Circuit

雅拉雪山徒步

A five-day loop under the sacred snow cone of Yala, through Tagong grassland and the Nongge pasture, with pack horses carrying the weight.

Length
4–7 days
Style
Porter-assisted
From
¥3,000–6,000 /pp
Grade 3/5
Enmiu Peak — Sichuan Sichuan Chinese group

Enmiu Peak

恩谬峰

A short, sharp weekend objective outside Kangding — one of the cheapest ways to get above 5,000 m in China, and one of the least visited.

Length
1–3 days
Style
Summit Trek
From
Under ¥3,000 /pp
Grade 3/5
Haba Snow Mountain Summit — Yunnan Yunnan Chinese group

Haba Snow Mountain Summit

哈巴雪山攀登

The classic first snow summit in China — 5,396 m, one glacier, and a summit ridge that has introduced a generation of Chinese climbers to altitude.

Length
1–3 days
Style
Summit Trek
From
Under ¥3,000 /pp
Grade 4/5
Ailao Shan Traverse — Yunnan Yunnan Chinese group

Ailao Shan Traverse

哀牢山徒步

Subtropical cloud forest, terraced Hani villages and a ridge walk above the Red River — the warmest winter trek on this site, and the cheapest.

Length
4–7 days
Style
Lodge-based
From
Under ¥3,000 /pp
Grade 2/5
Meili North Slope — Yunnan Yunnan Chinese group

Meili North Slope

梅里雪山北坡

The quiet side of Kawagebo. Where Yubeng gets the crowds, the north slope gets the mountain — a raw valley approach to the 6,740 m face with almost nobody on the trail.

Length
4–7 days
Style
Porter-assisted
From
¥3,000–6,000 /pp
Grade 3/5
South Taihang Ridge Walk — Central & East China Central & East China Chinese group

South Taihang Ridge Walk

南太行山徒步

Sandstone cliffs, gorge villages and ladder paths on the Shanxi–Henan border. No altitude, no permits, four hours from Beijing by high-speed rail.

Length
4–7 days
Style
Lodge-based
From
Under ¥3,000 /pp
Grade 2/5
Tibet English guiding

Mt. Kailash Kora

冈仁波齐转山

The three-day kora around the most sacred mountain in Asia, wrapped inside a longer Tibet itinerary that includes the permit, the guide and the drive across the plateau.

Length
13–15 days
Style
Lodge-based
From
¥6,000+ /pp
Grade 4/5
Tibet English guiding

Tibet Valley & Monastery Lodge Trek

西藏住宿徒步

A softer Tibet: day walks out of village guesthouses and monastery rest houses, with the plateau altitude managed carefully and no camping at all.

Length
8–12 days
Style
Lodge-based
From
¥6,000+ /pp
Grade 2/5