Island Peak Climbing

As you arrive at Tribhuvan International airport, Nepal, our company member will welcome you and drop you at the hotel. In the evening you will meet your guide and have a welcome dinner with company members in the cultural restaurant. You can talk about your trip with your guide as well.

Night stay at the hotel.

The second day is for trek preparation, and buying the necessary requirements for a mountain climb. You will visit Thamel with your guide, and all information about the requirements to climb will be given by the guide. 

If you get extra time, then you can visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Bouddhanath as well.

Trekking begins as you reach Lukla from your morning flight and have breakfast.  A four-hour walk on the bank of Dudhkoshi, a stone-paved path between houses, Chorten, and suspension bridges over Dudhkoshi took you to Pakhding.

Pakhding is a small and beautiful village rich in hotels and tea houses. You will take lunch in one of the tea houses and rest.

Your delightful mountain flight, 4-hour walk in the peaceful Everest region, the divine nature with creeping birds, the burble of a flowing river, the players flag, and the monastery make your day wonderful.

Leaving Pakhding with delicious breakfast, your walk begins from the bank of Dudhkoshi. Following uphills and downhills, crossing suspension bridges, you will reach Monjo village.

Monjo village is in Sagarmatha National park. There is a checkpoint at which you should get a permit for trekking in the Everest region. The pine trial and stone-paved path continue until you reach Namche.

Namche, the Himalayan Thamel is a small town with high development. Market with ATM, well-fascinated hotels, restaurant and bar, small cottage industry, tea houses, colourful building with Buddhist culture, Sherpas hospitality makes the place more beautiful.

In the evening you will visit Namche Bazaar but it is upon your body condition. If you are tired, you can take a rest as well.

Night stay in tea house of Namche Bazaar.

To acclimatize your body, we will stay in Namche bazaar today. We will have breakfast and visit Khumjung Valley (3,790m). It takes just 1.5 hours to reach Khumjung valley from Namche. If we get more time we will also visit the Everest view Hotel standing at 3800m. The clear view of Mount Everest from the hotel and its position at the highest altitude makes it more special. 

After returning from Khumjung valley we will have lunch and take a rest. We need proper rest to make our body fit for the further days walk.

Night stay at tea house of Namche Bazaar.

We will begin our walk towards Tengboche early in the morning for a panoramic view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Loshte. Mt. Loshte shar, Amma Doblam, Tabuche, Cholache, Mt. Thamsekhu, Khakteka, Khusum, and Khangagru from the trial. During the daytime, the view may hide behind the clouds. 

We will pass Kaynjuma village, Sannasa, and Phungi Thanga then reaches Thengboche after 6 hours from Namche. You will see the oldest monastery called Tengboche, the place has been named after this monastery. Different chorten, mani walls and prayers flag give a glimpse of Buddhism.

Somewhere you will see raring yak, Georges deep below, and somewhere snowy landscape. The path to Tengboche is more plan less vertical uphill and downhill, so-called as best trial of Everest base camp as well as Island peak climbing.

Night stay in tea house of Tengboche

Today we will wake up quite earlier so that the best mountainous scene from Thengboche will not be missed. After taking photographs we will have breakfast with a majestic view of the snowcapped Highest Mountain and nearby ranges.

Our walk begins on downhill from Thengboche and reaches Dingboche after 20 min. After crossing the river you will see different mani walls, chorten, stupa and reach Pagboche.

Upper Pagboche is Sherpa village whereas lower Pangboche is more famous for tourism. The great view of Amadablam along with the burble of river creates a peaceful environment. You will pass Somer after uphill and walk on the way to Pherichhe.

30 minutes of walk with the cold breeze and peace in you, destination Pherichhe welcomes you.

Night stay in tea house of Pherichhe.

High altitude and rocky path add more challenges but the trail from Pheriche to Lobuche is easy. Even the trail is easy we should keep calm and walk slowly to maintain our health condition and save our own self from altitude sickness.

 After having breakfast we will walk slowly enjoying the scenery being in our comfort zone. The raring yak, shepherd, and yekshed makes Himalayan life alive, we become an explorer.

Our path continues uphill, we will cross the river and reach Thukla. You can take a rest here if you become tired. The less oxygen zone really becomes a challenge, thus you have to be quite careful and mentally strong. We will pass the monument, and finally reach Labuche after four hours from Phrichhe.

Night stay in Labuche.

After having breakfast in Lobuche we will head toward Gorakshep, the last destination with tea houses. We will start walking early in the morning so that we can spend more time on Everest base camp.

The rocky trial on high altitude passes as we move ahead. You may feel difficult to breathe due to altitude but slow walking, long breathing and an acclimatizing body will favor you. 

With a view of Everest, Numste, Khubuste, Chagaste, Mount Pumori, Labuche peak very near to us, we will reach Gorak Shep after 2, 3 hours from Lobuche. After keeping bags and taking rest on tea house we will walk towards Everest base camp.

Around 1.45 min walk on glacier path take us to Everest base camp. Yes you will be in front of Everest, the highest peak of the world stand just close to your eye. We will spend around 1 hour on EBC, take videos, photos and return back to Gorekshep.

Night stay in Gorekshep

Very early in the morning, at around 4:30 am we will leave Gorekshep to reach Kalapather for sunrise view. As we move ahead from Gorekshep the clear view of Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Pumori attracts us, some of the trekkers return after viewing Everest but It is more better to reach Kalapathar for sunrise view. 

Rising sun behind the Mountain and spreading its rays on the snowcap really gives mind blowing scene. Capturing the moment in video and photographs, we will return back to Gorekshep for breakfast.

Today’s target is to reach Dingbouche, thus we will pack our bag and start walk from Gorekshep. Descending down on the rocky path, we reach Dingboche enjoying the mountainous scene, snowy landscape and yak shed. 

Night stay in Dingboche

After having breakfast in Dingboche, we ascend towards Chhukung. Only after three hours of walk we reach our destination. Chhukung is small village on the base of Island peak, specially developed for serving trekkers and climbers. 

To acclimatize our body and being prepared for mountain climb, we take rest on tea house of Chhukung. We will arrange and gathere all the required equipments for mountain climb on Chhukung.

Night stay at tea house of Chhukung.

Chhukung to Island Peak base camp trek begins with breakfast in the yard of Chhukung’s teahouse, with its mountainous surroundings. We will load all the climbing equipment and start our walk towards Island Peak Base Camp. It takes around five hours to reach the Island Peak base camp from Chukung. As we need various pieces of equipment to climb Island Peak, carrying all those by ourselves will be difficult. We will hire a yak or porter to carry that equipment up to basecamp.

The Imja valley, glacier lake, and Island Peak are the major highlights of today's trial. We will reach the base camp of Island Peak after five hours of walking. We will gather our equipment, arrange our tent, and take a rest. Today’s night is quite challenging, as we will spend a night in camp.

Finally, after twelve days of the trek, we will climb Island Peak. Leaving base camp after breakfast, we will start climbing the island peak. The condition of the weather determines when to start climbing. The snowy mountain ride, holding the rope, is a tough job and interesting as well. Before starting the climb, Sherpa will give instructions about using the tools and climbing the mountain.

After three hours, you will reach high camp, take a rest for a while, and arrange a tent. We will spend the night in a tent. The night in high camp, below the twinkling star, everywhere surrounded by snow, and tomorrow's peak climbing excitement. Here comes the memorable, great moment. It is important to drink plenty of water to hydrate your body, get proper sleep, and rest to reach the summit within 12 hours. 

We will wake up early in the morning, make ourselves ready for the Island Peak summit climb. Before starting our climb, Sherpa will check the weather and give you guidelines. 

Island Peak Summit (6189 m) climb is not an easy task, you will pass a rocky path with scrambles, sometimes zigzags, and sometimes steeps. Sherpa will guide you, your courage and confidence took you to the summit. Finally, you will step on the island peak summit.  After spending some time on the summit and sharing the joy of a successful climb, you will come down to High Camp following the guidance of Sherpa.

Resting for an hour on High camp and taking a tent along with other equipment you will start walking towards Chhuking.

You will pass Island peak base camp, enjoy the Imja valley, Glacier and mountainous surrounding and reach Chhukung. You will leave climbing equipment on base camp to be brought by Yak or porter and submit all equipment on Chhukung.

After taking breakfast, we will descend towards Tengboche. Passing monasteries, Chorten, mane, and viewing Mt Everest, Amadablam, Nuptse, Lhoste, and other ranges, we will reach Tengboche after hours of walk.

Night stay in tea house of Tengboche.

From Tengboche, we will descend downhill, enjoy the easy trail, and reach Namche. It takes around five hours to reach Namche from Tengboche.

The trail will be quite common while returning back.

Night stay in Namche.

Following downhill through stone paved steps, passing Manjo and Pakhding village, you will trek to Lukla covering Namche bazzar to Lukla distance of 13.5km. The long journey come to the rest point with all beautiful events as memory.

It takes around 6 hours to reach on Lukla. The suspension bridge, Monastery, Chorten, rhododendron forest, mane, bank of Dudhkoshi, and the Himalayan screen turn off as you finish your trekking.

Night stay on Lukla

Early in the morning, we will pack our bags and be on our flight to Kathmandu. The mountainous flight offers a clear view of Himalayan ranges which memorize the joy of being on the summit of Island peak and base camp of EBC. 

The Lukla flight to Kathmandu lands after 40min. We will check out from the airport and drive to the hotel. 

After having rest for a few hours, you can have a visit to Thamel, shopping, and even have a short tour to Shyambunath as well. In the evening, you will have a farewell dinner with company members in the cultural restaurant.

Night stay at hotel

Depending on the time of the flight, our company member will drop you off at the airport. Until your departure, we will be with you.

In this way, climbing island peak and ebc trekking ends with a lifetime memory.