Hello. I'm in Australia and looking for insurance that will cover mountaineering activities up to 6,500m in Nepal. I'm trying to get over there later this year for some trekking peaks and passes, with Sherpa and crew.
The only insurance company I know of that does this is Insured4Less, who appear to be good - though have never called upon them. I don't think WorldNomads do mountaineering activities up to 6,500m.
Insure4Less usually make you buy the normal travel insurance and then write an extension with underwriting support for an extra premium. However, they are not writing mountaineering policies in Nepal following the Earthquake. Apparently, the underwriters are a bit panicked.
I don't quite understand this given the likelihood of another major Earthquake in Western Nepal, at least, is probably as much as anywhere else a fault line exists. Their decision is likely to be hurting Nepal's economy.
But anyway, how do you mountaineers get insurance cover for climbs at altitude? It's hard enough without Earthquakes. Are there any easy answers for Nepal at the moment?
Insured4Less were nice enough to give me a couple of referrals including to Global Rescue who can do evac services, but there are no medical benefits (it's not an insurance product).