Island Peak Expedition

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Lobuche at 6119 m (20,075 ft.) stands above the village of Lobuche, to the west of the Khumbu glacier that originates from Everest. It is one of the most sought-after peaks in the 6000ers category. Climbers from around the world climb Lobuche primarily as an acclimatization peak for Everest or some climb Lobuche for the relatively safe and exciting 6000er to begin the Himalayan journey with. The mountain is bounded by the vast Lobuche glacier to the north and east, the Lobuche village to the east, a col connects it to Lobuche west, to the west, and Chola lake to the south.

The Lobuche peak consists of two different summits, East and West with heights of 6,119 m and 6,145 m respectively. A continuous ridge with a sharp col connects them. The East Peak is recognized as a trekking peak, whereas the West is known as an expedition peak. Lobuche, being an attractive mountain, offers various existing routes and also a potential for new ones. The dark triangle of its rocky East face rises over the moraines of the Khumbu Glacier to a spectacular skyline, forming the south ridge.

The peak of Lobuche East is reached by descending a marked notch and climbing steep snowy slopes to the top. On most occasions, the mountain is climbed on the summit ridge only as far as a subsidiary snow summit, southeast of the true peak and before the notch. This peak is identified as the false peak. Laurence Nielson and Ang Gyalzen Sherpa made the first ascent to Lobuche East on 25 April 1984, although there are possibilities that others have reached the summit before. But no records are available.

Our Lobuche expedition starts from the thrilling flight to Lukla. We’ll follow the popular EBC route to Dingboche, where we’ll spend a day to acclimatize ourself climbing a medium rocky hillock. Afterwards, we’ll descend back to Lobuche and approach high camp for climbing. The village itself serves as the base camp for the expedition. High camp is set at 5400 meters, and finally we’ll push for the summit to 6119 meters. You’ll witness Everest in all her majesty from the summit and the sight of the entire Khumbu range.