Responsible trekking. Review on Trekking

I have recently trekked with a company named PAC Adventures.I was very much surprised to see their approach towards trekking as well as far as the ecological balance is concerned.

Some points I would like to mention. Firstly their group size is remarkably small(10 or less). As clients we had plenty of flexibilities while on the trail. Each one was equally supported by their team-mates and the whole trek turned out to be a friends reunion. The whole team moved in a group irrespective of few being fast or slow.

Secondly the most important thing they emphasized was acclimatization.Food was ample and hygienic and sometimes it was a grand feast(in those conditions). Everybody had adequate supply.

I was really surprised to see their environment friendly nature. The team mates even collected back the candy wrappers which the trekkers chewed on the way. While I have seen many trails where you are penalized for littering.these people took a slight different approach. They rewarded people for maintaining the zero plastic rule. Everyday in the evening meet the most eco-friendly person was selected and was rewarded.

This created a sense of responsibility among the trekkers and on the last days clients also took part in the clean up program. We collected back water bottles, wrappers, noodle packets, cigarette buds(some people dare to smoke on high altitude treks) and what so ever polluting agents.

Lastly I would love to mention the price which is irrelevant to this topic but many operators give an excuse that they cannot look after the environment control factor due to the competitive price(lack of man management). The price they quoted was below the others but still the environment factor was well maintained. Its not the money but the mentality that matters.