Mountain climbing in Nepal: Island Peak and Lobuche Peak
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