Island Peak Climbing

A full-day guided tour around Kathmandu city's historical and cultural landmarks. Visit Bouddhanath Stupa and Pashupatinath Temple, the most important sites of Buddhism and Hinduism in Nepal. Catch the playful antics of the monkeys and beautiful city views at Swayambhunath temple. Get lost in Kathmandu's old city bazaars, public squares, and former royal palaces at Durbar Square.

Today, after having breakfast in the morning, we will catch the morning flight to Lukla. Upon arriving at Lukla, we meet our Sherpa guides and then begin the trek following the Dudh Koshi Valley to the village of Phakding. We will say at Mountain Resort overnight.

Today, there is a climb up to the trading town of Namche Bazaar however halfaway up the hill we are rewarded with our first views of Everest and Lhotse. In fact, Namche is the largest town in the Khumbu region and has superb views of Thamserku, Khumbila, and Kwangde. We will stay overnight at Guest House.

This is the very first of two essential acclimatizing days in Namche Bazaar to help your body adapt to the gain in altitude. Today, we take a morning walk up above Namche to the Everest view point. On the way back, we have lunch next to the interesting Sherpa Culture & Everest Mountaineering Museum which is well worth a visit. After that, we return to the lodge and explore around.

Today, we follow the trail high above the Bhote Khosi River through rhododendron forests and then open pasture to the village of Thame. This is a pretty village overlooked by a famous monastery with views of Teng Kangpoche and Kwangde. In the afternoon, we retrace the trail back to Namche and stay there overnight.

From Namche Bazaar, the traili traverses high above the Dudh Koshi River through rhododendron forest with superb views up the valley to Everest and Amadablam. After crossing the river at Phunki Tanga, we start the climb through forest to Tengboche. Our lodge at Deboche is 15 minutes’ walk away from Tengboche.

After a descent to the Imja Khola, we cross the river and climb gradually to the village of Pangboche. On arriving at the lodge, you have an early lunch, then start the walk towards Amadablam Base Camp.

From Pangboche, we walk to Dingboche, where we spend two nights to help with the acclimatization process. We will stay overnight at a lodge.

Today, we go for walk towards Island Peak and then have lunch at one of the teahouse lodges at Chukhung. We then walk back to Dingboche in the afternoon. This greatly helps your acclimatization by following the golden rule of “climbing high and sleeping low”. We will stay there overnight.

From Dingboche, our trail continues up the valley towards the moraine of the Khumbu glacier and then across the Dughla. At Dughla, the trail goes directly up the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier before turning left just past the climber and Sherpa memorial. We then descend a little down and follow the western side of the valley to Lobuche.

After an early start, we follow the trail along the western side of the broad Khumbu valley. The conical peak of Pumori soon comes into view which is on a lower ridge of this mountain that we will be going tomorrow for the Everest view point of Kalapatthar. In the afternoon, after having our lunch, we then walk to Everest Base Camp and return back to Gorakshep.

In the morning, we climb up to the summit of Kalapatthar which is definitely worth it for the great views of Everest plus the other Himalayan giants of Pumori, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Changtse. After that, we return to the teahouse at Gorakshep for lunch. We then start our descent and return to the thicker air of Lobuche in the afternoon.

Today, we start trekking from Lobuche to Dinboche which takes about 5 hours.

This day will be dedicated to trek to the Island Peak Base Camp at the altitude of 4970m.

Climbing Island Peak, an extra day is included in case of poor weather.

Climbing Island Peak, an extra day is included in case of poor weather.

Climbing Island Peak, an extra day is included in case of poor weather.

During these days, we will be returning back to Lukla. And Lukla will be the end point of our Island Peak Peak Climbing.

During these days, we will be returning back to Lukla. And Lukla will be the end point of our Island Peak Peak Climbing.

During these days, we will be returning back to Lukla. And Lukla will be the end point of our Island Peak Peak Climbing.

Today, we will catch our morning flight to Kathmandu from Lukla. And after arriving at Kathmandu, we will take our remaining time to explore around the city.

A Cold Feet representative will accompany you to the airport to catch your returning flight. We hope to see you again soon!