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Nepal: Island Peak Trek

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Detailed Trip Description

You will enjoy 19 days hiking, including strenuous hiking to 20,000 feet (ice axes and crampons required). This follows the Everest Base Camp trek for the first 9 days and last 4 days. Lodging is in local tea houses.

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - Kathmandu

 
Fly Kathmandu to Lukla (2800m) and trek to Phakding (2550m).
Commercial Flight

The flight to Lukla is a lifetime experience in itself.

Hiking

Meet with your sirdar and the rest of the crew. You will need to identify your luggage which is made into loads. While you have lunch, your crew will load these on the animals or get it ready for your team of porters. After lunch, trek for few hours along the Dudh Kosi river to the village of Phakding.


Day 2 - Nepal

 
Trek Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3445m).
Hiking

After breakfast in the morning, you walk north up the Dudh Kosi valley with gentle ups and downs up to the Benkar village where one can see a beautiful stone carved prayer wall. Then the trail follows forest interspersed with magnificent rhododendron trees and old growth. The trail gradually ascends up to the village of Jorsale with an army check point and the entry to the Sagarmatha National Park. The trail climbs up slowly to the confluence of Bhote Kosi and Dudh Kosi. Crossing the bridge, the trail continues to climb until Namche Bazaar. Situated in the lap of Khumbu Himal range, the Sherpa capital is the home of the legendary Sherpas renowned the world over for their incredible climbing skills.


Day 3 - Nepal

 
Acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar (3445m).
Sightseeing

You can spend the day either in rest at Namche enjoying the incredible scenery and getting used to the altitude. Or, if you are the adventurous type, you could explore the surrounding area. After breakfast, you may take a side trip onto a ridge and to the Everest View Hotel offering some of the best views of the high Himalayas including Mount Everest, Lhotse, Lhotse Shar, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku. Or you could visit the Thame Monastery, and then trek to the serene Sherpa villages of Khunde (3890 m) and Khumjung (3790 m) where Sir Edmund Hillary established his first school and hospital.


Day 4 - Nepal

 
Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3867m).
Hiking

The incredible view of Thamserku and Amadablam is your constant companion as you ascend to Tengboche. The trail follows a steady path and steadily descend to the Imja khola. We stop for lunch at Phunki Tanga where there are series of water driven prayer wheels. After lunch, we make a steady and slow climb to Tengboche. The monastery here is a cultural and religious landmark. Set against the backdrop of the majestic that will linger on forever.


Day 5 - Nepal

 
Tengboche to Pheriche.
Hiking

Hiking from Tengboche to Pheriche (4350m).


Day 6 - Nepal

 
Relaxation day in Pheriche.
Relaxation

Acclimatization day in Pheriche (4350m).


Day 7 - Nepal

 
Pheriche to Loboche.
Hiking

Hiking from Pheriche to Loboche (4930m).


Day 8 - Nepal

 
Loboche-Kalapattar-Loboche.
Hiking

Hiking from Loboche to Kalapattar (5545m) and then descent to Loboche (4930m).


Day 9 - Nepal

 
Loboche - Everest Base Camp - Loboche.
Hiking

Hiking from Loboche to Everest Base Camp (5364m) and then descent to Loboche (4930m).


Day 10 - Nepal

 
Loboche - Dingboche.
Hiking

Hiking from Loboche to Dingboche (4410m).


Day 11 - Nepal

 
Dingboche - Chhukung.
Hiking

Hiking from Dingboche to Chhukung Valley (4730m).


Day 12 - Nepal

 
Chukkung to Island Peak Base Camp (5200m).
Hiking

Trek along the Imja Khola to Pareshaya Gyab, a pleasant site by a small lake with fine views of the Lhotse Glacier and Nuptse-Lhotse wall.

Camping

You will reach the Base Camp of Imja Tse (Island Peak) today. Once the camp has been set up, you will be free to get your climbing gear in order and get organized for your ascent of the peak tomorrow, if the weather permits.


Day 13 - Nepal

 
Island Peak BC to High Camp (5700m).
Hiking

If the weather permits, you will begin your climb today. The climb will take you to High Camp on a col at 5,700 m.


Day 14 - Nepal

 
High Camp to Summit (6189m) to Chukkung (4730m).
Hiking

The climb starts early in the morning. Just below the summit, there is a steep climb and great care and caution must be exercised while scaling the wall to emerge on the ridge leading to the summit. After the summit, descend to the Base Camp and Chukkung.


Day 15 - Nepal

 
Chukkung to Dingboche (4446m).
Hiking

Retrace your way back to Dingboche along Imja Khola. A most beautiful walk leads you to the camp ground amid the rhododendron forests of Thyangboche. A visit to the monastery is a must. The singular beauty of Ama Dablam standing isolated from all other mountains provide a spectacular backdrop and constant reminders of the height of Himalayan peaks.


Day 16 - Nepal

 
Dingboche - Tengboche.
Hiking

Trek Dingboche to Tengboche (3867m).


Day 17 - Nepal

 
Tengboche - Namche Bazaar.
Hiking

Trek Tengboche to Namche Bazaar (3445m).


Day 18 - Lukla

 
Namche Bazaar - Lukla.
Hiking

Trek Namche Bazaar to Lukla (2800m).


Day 19 - Kathmandu

 
Fly back home.
Commercial Flight

Fly back to Kathmandu


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