Island Peak Climbing

You'll be met at the airport by our representative and transferred to the hotel.

Transfer to Airport and fly to Lukla 2,800m by small twin otter 35 mins. Start trekking passing some of the beautiful Sherpa villages aside from the Dudhkosi River until Phakding 2,652m is reached.

The trail follows the Dudhkoshi River passing the villages and crossing a few Hilary's Suspension Bridges then the trail further climbs from here to Namche Bazaar.

A day is spent here hiking around to acclimatize. Namche Bazaar is the main center in the Khumbu region and has shops, restaurants, a bakery, a hotel with hot showers, and electric power.

A short climb to the top of the village then walks through the forest of birch and junipers and beautiful views of Ama Dablam on the right. After Mungla the trail first descends to Phortse Thanga and ascends further to the village of Dole.

The trail climbs all the way to Luza through scrub juniper's long side of the valley high above the river and then crosses the sandy slopes until reaching the village of Machhermo where it is believed that a Yeti killed several yaks and attacked Sherpa women earlier.

The trail climbs up to the moraine following a small stream which comes to a small lake and then to the Fangka settlement. From here the trail climbs to the Ngozumpa glaciers then reach the second lake and finally up to the isolated Gokyo lake through the jumble of rocks and boulders.

Early morning climb to Gokyo Ri for the tremendous mountain views around Gokyo including Cho Oyo, Gyachung Kang, Mt Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cholatse and Tawachee, etc.

The trail along the lake crosses the Ngojumba glacier then Thangna a tiny village with few lodge facilities.

Walk across the moraine then it is a steep ascent to the top of the snow-covered Chola la 5,420m, which provides excellent panoramic views of the surrounding mountains of Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, and Mt.Everest. After the pass, the trail descends steeply towards the Dzongkha passing through some pine forests.

The trail gradually climbs up to the top providing an impressive view of Cho Yu then the trail goes into the Sherpa settlement of Lubuches beside a small stream.

A gentle climb all the way and a short descent to the last village Gorak Shep with few tea-house facilities. Climb to Kala Pattar 5,545m which offers the best views of Mt. Everest, Pumori, and Ama Dablam.

Walk into the Everest Base Camp 5,357m through rocky and glacial trails where climbers gather to summit Everest then trek back to Lobuche.

The trail ascends through Khumbu Glacier to Kongma La pass then descends to the Imja Khola valley and further Chhukung a small summer and last settlement before the island peak where you make final preparation for the climb.

A gentle walk through Chhukung valley until the Imja and Lhotse glacier moraines and reach the base Camp of Island peak.

The actual climb starts from here. With full preparation climb to High Camp striking off left up the steep hillside and the slope narrows entering a steep rock channel.

Early in the morning climb starts through several rocky steps before you emerge on the right side of the gully then follows a ridgeline, which leads to an exhilarating and exposed traverse onto the snout of the summit glacier. You will need to rope up for the glacier as it contains several crevasses but it leads without difficulty, to a 100m. snow and ice slope of 40-45° on which the guides will fix a rope. From the top of this slope, 3 rope lengths along a sharp summit ridge lead to the top. After enjoying the summit views you will descend all the way to Chhukung.

The trail gradually descends through scrub junipers, Mani stones, rhododendron forests, and beautiful Sherpa villages to Pangboche then further down to the suspension bridge. From here it is a gentle climb uphill to Tengboche through rhododendron and alpine meadows.

The trail descends to Phunki Tenga then Climb up gradually through a forest to Khumjung from where a long flat ridge come to reach Namche Bazaar.

Trek back to Lukla along the same trail and celebrate the successful completion of the trek.

The morning flies back to Kathmandu and transfers to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to rest, souvenir shopping, or explore any sights you want to see and evening enjoy a Farewell dinner hosted by the company.

If you have time and are interested in other adventures like white water rating, wildlife safari, or any other activities can extend your holiday or transfer to the airport and fly back to sweet home.