Lobuche East Peak Climbing(6,145m)- 18 Days

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Trekking Destination: Lobuche East Peak Climbing
Transportation: private and public vehicle
Trekking hour: 5-6 hours each day
Duration: 18 Days

Description

Lobuche east is one of the most famous, beautiful and sought after peak of the Himalayan region. Lobuche east peak climbing is very suitable and hugely gratifying for climbing. Standing tall at height of 6,145m, it is 26m higher than the Lobuche Far East. From the peak we can get very beautiful view of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, AmaDablam among others.

It is a very challenging and gratifying peak to climb. To reach our destination, we will first trek along the beautiful trial experiencing the beauty of nature and centuries old tradition of different ethnicity. We will continue the journey from the Everest Base Camp from where we can have splendid view of Glaciers, and other surrounding mountains. The Lobuche East Peak climbing also provides the beautiful opportunity to explore the Everest region.

The best time for ascending the peak is spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November). The peak can also be climbed during winter but the weather will be harsher.

Outline Itinerary

1 Day 01: Welcome to Kathmandu (1400m approx.).

After landing in Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), we will receive you and take you to your hotel, in a private car or a high-end tourist bus. Afterward checking in, you will have choice to go around this exciting place or take a good rest at the hotel you are staying.

2 Day 02: Kathamndu sightseeing tour prepare the permit.

On your second day, we will take a short tour in this famous capital of the Himalayan country. After finishing breakfast in your hotel, we will take you to sightsee some of the cultural monuments of Nepal listed in World Heritage Site. At 8:30, we will pick you up from your hotel and first visit the biggest Hindu shrine, Pashupatinath which is at least couple of hundred years old. From here, we will visit Swayambhunath and then Boudhanath, ancient Buddhist shrines built in Shikhara style. Later in the evening, we can roam around Kathmandu Durbar Square, epitome of middle age architecture of Nepal. You can buy souvenirs to take home or do some last minute trekking shopping in Thamel.

3 Day 03: Fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding.(2,620m).

On third day, we’ll board a flight to Lukla (2810m), from TIA.  You will be able to rejoice the sight of splendid hills, rivers and mountains during the 30 minutes long flight. On reaching Lukla airport, you’ll be introduced to your porter, and served a wholesome breakfast. After that, we will head north to Phakding (2620m). It is an easy 3 hour hike through the Dudhkoshi valley. We will head north from the airstrip to Chheplung (2700m) and cross the crystal clear Thadokoshi on a locally built suspension bridge. Past the bridge, you can witness KusamKanggru (6367m), which is one of the toughest mountains to conquer. Away from the ThadoKoshi, the trail continues towards the Ghat (2590m) and we will cross a ridge marked with painted Mani stones. We will carry on our mount to reach the beautiful tribal village of Phakding where you will stay overnight.

4 Day 04: Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3,445m).

On our second day of trek, we will head to Naamche bazaar, famous village of Khumbu region. On our way to Namche, we will cross the winding Dudhkoshi River 5 times on thrilling suspension bridges, covered with colorful Buddhist prayer flags. Then,
we will continue our climb, which will bring you to Jorsale. From there, it’s a two and a half hour ascent to Namche, with two major viewpoints on your way. If you’re lucky, on a clear day, you can relish the hypnotic view of Everest. At Jorsale, you will enter Sagarmatha National park (UNESCO World Heritage Site) where you will be required to verify your permits. After 5-6 hours of tough hiking, we’ll reach Namche Bazaar, chief economic hub of the region, also, gateway to Everest.

5 Day 05: Namche Bazaar acclimatization day.

Adaptation to harsh geography and high altitude is vital before further continuing the ascent to avoid altitude sickness and other unwelcomed illness. You’ll be taken for a one day hike through the beautiful villages of Khunde and Khumjung. After getting back at Everest view hotel, you can go to look at the giant skull of so called mystical creature “Yeti”, in a monastery in the region. You can also savor a lovely pastry in the world’s highest bakery. On a fairly clear day, you would have breathtaking view on peaks such as Everest, Lhotse, AmaDablam among others. The view on mountains from Everest View Hotel, is also commendable. After a nourishing breakfast at hotel, we will endeavor an hour long climb to the Syangboche airstrip (3790m), from where we will steadily ascend towards Khundu. On your way up, you can see century’s old Chorten (stone Buddhist monuments).

6 Day 06: Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,870m).

After a healthy breakfast at Namche (3,500m) we will hike to Tengboche (3,870m). The estimated distance is 10kms. By now you will be familiar to strong wind and rough terrain. We can see the sight of porters packing the luggage from the yaks. The trail progressively becomes narrower and steep. You will come across numerous monasteries, suspension bridges, waterfalls and rhododendron forests on your way to Tengboche. On reaching Tengboche, you can visit Nepal’s one of the oldest monasteries. Here you can be part of unique and spiritual Buddhist rituals. We will spend the night at a local tea house.

7 Day 07: Tengboche to Dingboche (4,360m).

Early morning, after breakfast we will move to Dingboche (4410m). The air starts to become thin significantly from here. It’s approximately a 5.5 hour long trek uphill. We head towards our ultimate goal, the Everest base camp. We cross the Imja valley and several Sherpa villages. We will spend the night here in Dingboche.

8 Day 08: Dingboche rest day.

We will spend the whole day at Dingboche adapting to the harsh vicinity. We will have splendid view of AmaDablam and Lhotse among many other equally astounding peaks. We will spend the night at a local guest house.

9 Day 09: Dingboche to Dughla (4,600m).

We will start the trek to Dughla early in the morning. The trek will reward us with beautiful view on mountains. After walking for around 4 hours we will reach Dughla where we will spend the night at a local guest house.

10 Day 10: Dughla to Lobuche (4,940m).

After a well-deserved rest night at Dughla, we will set on our way up to Lobuche early in the morning, after a healthy breakfast, of course. Here, on our way, we can see largest memorials in the Everest region, for the fallen heroes. By the time we reach Lobuche, it will be late afternoon. We can either relax for tomorrow’s hike or explore the beautiful land.

11 Day 11: Lobuche to Lobuche base camp.

We will now trek towards the base camp of Lobuche peak. The trek today will be short: only two hours. We will be rewarded by the beautiful view on Lobuche peak among other peaks. The night will be spent in Lobuche base camp at altitude of 4,865m.

12 Day 12: Base camp to Lobuche high camp.

We will now trek towards high camp from Lobuche base camp. It will be around 4 hours long through the main trial. We will spend the night at altitude of 5,600m from sea level. On reaching the high camp, we will spend the rest of the day adapting to high atmosphere.

13 Day 13: High camp to Summit and back to base camp.

Today is the main highlight of the whole trek. We will climb the summit from east today. On reaching the top of the peak, we will realize the sweet taste of victory. From the peak, we can now have beautiful view on mountains covered with snow. After spending some time at the peak, we will return back to the base camp. The trekking will be around eight hours long today all together.

14 Day 14: Lobuche Base Camp to Pangboche.

We will now trek downhill to Pangboche for around 6 hours through the main trial. We will pass through Pheriche and then Pangboche at the altitude of 3,930m where we will spend the night

15 Day 15: Pangboche to Tenbgboche to Namche.

We will walk down to the village of Namche bazaar, epitome of Sherpa culture. We will stay overnight at a guest house in Namche.

16 Day 16: Trek down to Lukla

It is around a 7 hour long walk downhill from Namche to Lukla. On this day, our time in Sagarmatha National Park will come to an end. On the following day, we will board a plane to capital. You will bid goodbye to this trek with a memorable walk down to Lukla.

17 Day 17: Lukla to Kathmandu.

Early in the morning, we will catch a plane from Lukla to Kathmandu. Don’t forget to pick a seat on the right side, to see the insatiable mountains again. On reaching Kathmandu, you will be escorted back to your hotel. A farewell dinner will be hosted the same night, in your honor.

18 Day 18: Final Departure.

On your last day, we will help you to get to the airport from where you’ll board a flight to your next destination. With lots of good memories in this remarkable country make some plans to visit again.

Trip Facts

Cost Includes

  • Arrival in International Airport and Departure.
  • Hotel in Kathmandu
  • Entrance fee in National Park.
  • Climbing Peak Permit
  • Kathmandu to Lukla / Lukla to Kathmandu Flight
  • All camping Equipment, two men tents, Dining tent, Kitchen Tent and Mattresses during the Peak climbing.
  • Lodge and Camping Accommodation Breakfast, lunch, dinner in trekking and climbing period.
  • Climbing Sirdar, Sherpa, Cook, Kitchen staffs and porters.
  • Insurance for trekking & Climbing Staff.
  • Climbing equipments and Daily Salary for Staff.
  • Oxygen for Emergency Rescue.
  • Climbing Gears, Fix Rope, Main Rope, Snow Ball, Ice Crop, Rock Piton, High Tent, EPI Gas, EPI Head, Cooking Set etc.

Cost Excludes

  • Personal equipment for Climbing.
  • Personal travel Insurance.
  • Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu.
  • Emergency Rescue evacuation.
  • Personal expenses/Bar bills.
  • Tipping for Expeditions staff.
  • Alcoholic beverages and canned or bottled cold drinks.
  • Extra cost for air cargo, if more than 20 kgs.
  • Extra cost for bad weather or change flight with helicopter

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Fitness
 
Our 6,000m peaks are more challenging trips. Your tough level of fitness is really important for this trip; therefore we strongly suggest preparing yourself in good physical fitness level. You do not need to be an athlete, but a good level of overall fitness is important. Being fit will certainly improve your chances of reaching your chosen summit. As an indication, you should be able to walk 8 km / 5 miles with a maximum height gain of 800m/2,000ft with a 10kg rucksack in 5 hours or less.
 
In order to get ready for this challenge, you need to be trained at least for about 5 to 7 months to prepare yourself as strong candidate. You can go to fitness center every morning for about 2 hours, do hiking every weekend with increasing weights on your pack (i.e. 7kg, 10kg, 13 kg, 16kg and up to 20kg), manage some time for cycling for couple of hours for 3 or 4 times a week. However during climbing, there might be little symptoms of an altitude illness like mild headache, fatigue etc. but take it as normal and just drink a lot of water (4 – 5 liters) every day. On this trek, you need to be able to hike 6 – 10 hours over hilly terrain up to 6,000m of altitude with daypack.  On the summit push, extra effort is required walking on ice and climbing up to 10 – 12 hours. We will have porters to carry our heavy camping equipment, food and also the climbing gears.
 
Experience Required
 
All of our 6000m peak climbing trips are accessible to experienced trekkers and those who have done some climbing trips in European mountains in order to take another challenge on the Himalaya's Mountains. This trip will be helpful if you want to gain some knowledge about the mountaineering and have future plan to climb BIG Mountains.
 
If you have any previous mountaineering experiences and well knowledge about how to play with mountaineering gears, good with rock climbing and ice climbing, will surely increase the chances of reaching the summit and also previous trekking and mountaineering experiences is mandatory but doesn’t require any technical experience. But if you are participating on one the technical climbing peak then you must have well knowledge about how to use the mountaineering climbing gears (i.e. crampon with boot, Ice axe, harness, ropes, jumars, prussiks, abseiling, moving past knots, anchor etc.). Crampons are use for maximum grip and harness and ropes are use for maximum safety during climbing. But for those who have no mountaineering experience and skill but have got tough level of fitness, , you will be have basic training session by our guides about how to use the climbing gears during rest/acclimatization day. So we always make it sure regarding the safety of the team and successful climb of the peak. 

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