Island peak climbing

Mountain climbing in Nepal: Island Peak and Lobuche Peak

Island peak climbing

Nepal offers countless mountains that can be climbed in few days. Climbing mountain is really a difficult task along with risk of death. The best preparation and experience of peak climbing is required for mountain climbing. This article includes three peak climbing which has low risk and give you the best experience of climbing mountain with trekking.

Island peak climbing

Island peak climbing is the trekking and expedition in Everest region. It includes Everest base camp trek and mountaineering. The Island peak is the best mountain for gaining experience on expedition.  If you want to climb mountain, then always choose Island peak climbing to fulfill your climbing ambition. It is 18 days trekking that include your arrival and departure from Nepal. You will spend three nights 4 days in Kathmandu and 13 nights and 14 days in Khumbu region.

The itinerary of Island peak climbing:

Day 1: Arrival in Nepal

Day 2: Preparation

Day 3: Lukla Flight and trek to Phakding

Day 4: Trek to Namche

Day 5: Acclimatization in Namche

Day 6: Trek to Tengboche

Day 7: Trek to Pheriche

Day 8: Trek to Lobuche

Day 9: Trek to Gorekshep and EBC

Day 10: Hike to Kalapather and trek to Dingboche

Day 11: Trek to Chukhung

Day 12: Trek to Island Peak Base Camp

Day 13: Summit day & back to base camp

Day 14: Back to Tengboche

Day 15: Trek to Namche

Day 16: Trek to Lukla

Day 17: Flight to Kathmandu

Day 18: Final Departure

The Best time for Island peak climbing

Island peak climbing requires best time of the year so that you can have successful climbing and trekking to Everest base camp. March, April, May, September, October and November are the best time for Island peak climbing.

Lobuche Peak is climbing

Lobuche peak climbing is 20 days trekking and expedition in Khumbu region. It includes trekking to Everest base camp, Kalapather, Lobuche base camp and climbing to the east peak of Lobuche. There will be pre climbing trainning before Lobuche east peak climbing. The beginner can also climb Lobuche peak but there should be proper trek preparation.

The brief itinerary of Lobuche peak climbing:

Day 1: Arrival in Nepal

Day 2: Preparation of the trek

Day 3: Early morning flight to Lukla and trek to Phakding

Day 4: Trek to Namche

Day 5: Rest day in Namche

Day 6: Trek to Debuche

Day 7: Trek to Dingboche

Day 8: Rest day in Dingboche

Day 9: Trek to Lobuche

Day 10: Trek to Gorekshep and hike to Everest base camp

Day 11: Trek to Lobuche

Day 12: Trek to Lobuche base camp

Day 13: Trainning for climbing  Lobuche peak

Day 14: Lobuche peak climbing and return to Pheriche

Day 15: Celebration in Pheriche

Day 16: Trek to Namche

Day 17: Trek to Lukla

Day 18: Kathmandu flight

Day 19: Rest day in Kathmandu

Day 20: Final departure

 Best time for Lobuche Peak Climbing

The best times for climbing Lobuche peak are spring (March, April, May) and autumn (September, October, November). You can get pleasant weather during the spring and autumn. The best time is always required for climbing the peak.

Permit

Both Island Peak climbing and Lobuche Peak climbing need permits. You need a Pasang Lamu rural municipality permit and a Sagarmatha national park permit to visit any of the trekking destinations in the Everest region.

Meal

You will get three meals every day during Island Peak climbing and Lobuche Peak climbing. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are the three meals we get during the trekking and expedition in the Everest region. Breakfast items include tea or coffee, bread and jam, egg items, curry, porridge, and fruits. Lunch includes Nepali thali (rice, dal, curry, pickle, pappad), mo:mo, noodles, pizza, chowmein, pasta, sphagette, and many more items. Similarly, dinner also includes Nepali thali, noodles, pizza, mo:mo, and different items based on the menu. You can select your food depending on your group size and package.

Conclusion

Climbing mountains in Nepal is always best, as it is the land of Mount Everest. You can prepare and try on small mountains like Lobuche peak and Island peak to gain experience. The experience will make you climber and enable to step on Mount Everest in future.Along with the expedition, you can enjoy the amazing trekking route of Everest Base Camp. The amazing view of the Mahalangur range, Sagarmatha National Park, Sherpa villages, and mountains of the trekking route to Island Peak and Lobuche Peak summit. The amazing experience of climbing mountain definitely

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