ITINERARY : Island
Peak climbing
Day 01: Arrival to
Kathmandu and transfer to the hotel in
Kathmandu.
Day 02: Sightseeing in
Kathmandu. The sightseeing in Kathmandu on
this day includes sightseeing in
Pashupatinath Temple, boudhanath Stupa,
Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square
and Patan Durbar Square.
This day we need for the preparation of
Trekking.
Day 01: Fly to Lukla
(2700m) and trek to Phakding (2600m).
Kathmandu to Lukla flight is early in the
morning, this flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
is 20 minutes flight. After around two hours
normal walking from Lukla, we reach to
Phakding.
Day 02: Trekking from
Phakding to Namche Bazar (3440m). Namche
Bazaar in important trade center in Khumbu
Region.
Day
03: A rest in Namche, you can walk
to Thame Monastery (3800m) and back to
Namche Bazar
Day 04: Trekking from
Namche Bazaar to Thyangboche (3880m)
Day 05: Trekking from
Thyangboche to Pheriche (4250m)
Day 06: Trekking from
Pheriche to Lobuche (4930m)
Day 07:
Trekking from Lobuche to Gorakshep (5130m)
and excursion to Everest Base Camp
Day 08: Early morning trek
to Kalapathar and back to Dingboche (4700m)
Day 09: Trekking from
Dingboche to Chhukung ( 4700m) and rest
Day 10: Trek to Island Peak
Base camp ( 5100m)
Day 11: Early morning start
climbing Island Peak and afternoon back to
Base camp
Day 12: Trek back to
Dingboche (4410m)
Day
13: Trek to Thyangboche (3800m)
Day
14: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3440m)
Day
15: Trek back to Lukla (2700m)
Day
16: Fly back to Kathmandu
Island Peak is a more technical climb, involving a grade 1 scramble up a rock gully and an easy rock ridge, to a glacier. Above the glacier, a steep snow headwall leads to the summit ridge, which continues, in an incredibly exposed position, to the summit. After the climb we descend to the main Everest trail with its welcome teahouses. This will certainly provide a contrast from our last two weeks in the remote high mountains!