Lobuche Peak

Itineraries

• Day 1 : Arrival at Kathmandu

  Our team members will be waiting around at the airport, and we shall receive you from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at any time you drop by. We shall take you to a standard hotel to overcome your jet lag and allow you to rest down. If times are remaining, we can make a small trip to the Thamel market. Or, our teammate will brief about Lobuche Peak Expedition.

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• Day 2 : Fly to Lukla and Trek to Phakding

  After having our breakfast, we first move towards the domestic terminal of TIA to catch the first flight up to Lukla. Observing the green hills from the top itself, we then enjoy mountain flight seeing mountains right out of the window.

  Our Twin Otter plane will drop us at one of the scariest airports of the world within an hour. Spending some time at Lukla, we start walking towards Phakding. We get to see a beautiful lifestyle and amazing beauties at Lukla.

  We officially begin our Lobuche Peak Climbing Trek. We will have porters to climb our logistics upon necessities. We walk for around 3 to 4 hours until we make it to Phakding. Phakding is a small village located at a height of 2652 meters. Overnight at Phakding.

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• Day 3 : Trek to Namche

  Our full day for Lobuche Peak Trek begins from this day. We walk through beautiful pine forests and along with the Dudh Koshi River. We shall then come across Mt. Thamserku at our right. There will be beautiful pine, fir and juniper forests throughout our journey.

  So, we get to see clear Mt. Everest upon having good weather. There will be Hotse Nuptse ridge and then standing behind. We walk further and enter Sagarmatha National Park. This day we get to cross different suspension bridges, and also cross Hillary Bridge.

  This bridge is said to be the highest bridge. We have to walk for around 5 to 6 hours in total till we reach Namche Bazaar. Located at 3440 meters, it is a trading town and capital of Khumbu regions. You can buy some genuine Tibetan arts here. Overnight at Namche Bazar.

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• Day 4 : Acclimatization at Namche Bazar

  We allocate this day for acclimatization. It is advisable that we stay active and then move around during rest day instead of being idle. Apart, few options can be done on this day.

  We can stroll around Namche’s villages and observe the culture of Sherpa people there. There is Khumjung village, that can trek; or you can visit Edmund Hillary School there. Khumjung Monastery is famous for housing the head of Yeti that can be visited too. Overnight at Namche Bazar.

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• Day 5 : Namche Bazaar to Tengboche

  Having our breakfast, we set our destination towards Tengboche this day. This would be easy walking this day. We first reach Phunki after a short walk.

  After reaching Phunki, we then ascend towards Tengboche. We shall first come across the village from where the houses are pretty famous. We continue our walk observing the range of beautiful mountains Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Thamserku and Ama Dablam. If we happen to be lucky, we will get to see rituals performed at the monastery of Tengboche. Overnight in Tengboche.

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• Day 6 : Tengboche to Dingboche

  We might want to visit the monastery again during the morning to take pictures of the amazing landscapes around it. Having breakfast,, we then continue our Lobuche Peak trek walking through a lush forest of rhododendrons, conifers and birch through the easy path.

  We then follow the trail that will decline towards Debuche. We cross the Imja River and then walk further. Opting for the Upper Pangboche trail offers mesmerizing views of Himalayas anyway. We walk further till we reach Imja Valley.
  Gradually, we approach the confluence of Lobuche River. Descending towards the river, we then climb up to Dingboche. Overnight at Dingboche.

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• Day 7 : Acclimatization at Dingboche

  We again allocate this day for acclimatization and rest. However, we can rather make the best use of day traveling around the region. So, we set aside this day for a short hike to Chhukung.

  We hike through stone-walled fields, Imja Khola valley, and glacier moraines and then finally reach Chhukung. Having our lunch there, we get back to Dingboche through the same route.
  It is okay if we don’t want to make any travel and rather rest too. Overnight at Dingboche.

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• Day 8 : Dingboche to Lobuche

  Having our day, we get set for a trek of the day. We start our trek with a gradual climb up to Duglha till the end of the terminal moraine of Khumbu Glacier. We then walk the steep trail that will take us to Chupki Lhara. Don’t miss American Mountaineer’s memorial Schott Fischer thereby.
  We then continue towards Khumbu Glacier moraine. Walking further we get ourselves right in front of amazing peaks – Khumbutse, Lingtren, Mahalangur and Pumori Himal. The trail will then take us to Lobuche. Overnight in Lobuche.

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• Day 9 : Lobuche to Gorak Sheop via Everest Base Camp

  Gorak Shep and Everest Base Camp are significant places of Lobuche Trekking adventure. We begin this day passing through Indian army mountaineers memorials at first. We then observe amazing views of Khumbutse, Lingtren, Pumori, etc and observe the glacier along with icefall across the Lobuche Peak Trek of the day.

  We might have trouble breathing this day as we reach higher altitudes this day. Having our lunch at Gorak Shep, we continue our trail till we reach the trail up to Everest Base Camp and then finally return to Gorak Shep.
  Seeing the number of frozen lakes around the Base Camp we please our eyes through the amazing view of Everest Base Camp. Overnight at Gorak Shep.

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• Day 10 : Gorak Shep to Kala Patthar

  We get set for an early morning departure from Gorak Shep making destination towards Kala Patthar. We must leave in the early morning in the dark itself so that we will have enough time. Observing the ray of lights hitting the snow, we continue walking through our trail.
  Observing peaks like Lingtren, Changtse tower we get to see Everest at times too. We then finally make it to Kala Patthar at the height of 5545 meters and observe the amazing view of landscapes around. Gradually, we return down to Lobuche. Overnight at Lobuche.

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• Day 11 : Lobuche to High Camp

  On this day of the Lobuche Peak expedition, we head towards the base camp at first. And, after walking for some time, we reach a flat place towards Lobuche Base Camp which gets rocky and steeper. Walking forwards towards Lobuche Glacier, we then enjoy great views of the mountain range.
  Further, we walk making use of ropes upon necessities until we reach High camp. Guides from AirNet travel will be there to provide you with enough training. Overnight at High Camp.

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• Day 12 : High Camp to Summit and back to High Camp

  Waking up early this day at around 1 am, we have our initial breakfast and start our Lobuche trekking adventure. Since there ill be strong wind during the afternoon, high lands might turn risky hence we walk making sure we reach back in time.

  We walk through a rock surface of around 5700 meters after which we start climbing on ice. Then, e use both fixed rope and man’s rope as per the instruction of the leader.
  There will be a climbing surface around. Upon reaching the peak, we get to see magnificent views of Pumori, Cholatse, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse, Everest, etc. Spending some time, we return to high camp for overnight stay.

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• Day 13 : Reserve Day or Rest Day

  Mountains have unpredictable weather. And hence weight not know how will weather treat us. So, it’s wise to keep a spare day just in case if we could not make it to summit the previous day. Or, even if we did, we can stay at the base camp with enough rest that our body would require.

  You can read books, or watch movies if you have your chargeback p from the base camp itself. A coffee with it, and a sip of it right below the mountain would be a different experience anyway.

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• Day 14 : Lobuche High camp to Pangboche

  Having our breakfast, we get set for our Lobuche trip further towards the end. We start the trek by going downhill till we join the Everest Base camp route at Lobuche. Here, we take our lunch and then take our path further to Pheriche.
  On the way we get to enjoy beautiful views of Mt. Ama Dablam. We continue to walk to Pangboche and then. Trekking down through hillside we then get to blanketed forest of rhododendron and juniper trees. We get to sense how our surroundings have been changing and then.

  Reaching Pangboche, we can allocate our plan to visit Pangboche Monastery.

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• Day 15 : Pangboche to Namche Bazaar

  We begin our trek of this day by stepping downwards till we reach Imja Khola. We then walk upwards heading towards Tengboche. We can spare sometimes at the Tengboche monastery as we will have plenty of time this day.
  Having our lunch, we then walk through hillside along with dense juniper and rhododendron forests. After crossing Dudh Khosi River, we then follow the gorge of Dudh Koshi and descend rapidly through the forest. Looking out for wildlife, we continue our trek till we make it to Namche Bazar. Overnight at Namche Bazar.

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• Day 16 : Namche Bazar to Lukla

  We now walk the route we traveled but in reverse. We leave Namche with almost ending of Lobuche Peak Climbing trip. Observing the lifestyle and morning life of people we walk for 6-7 hours in total this day. We cross several suspension bridges, pass from Sagarmatha National Park entry point and then ultimately reach Lukla. Overnight at Lukla.

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• Day 17 : Fly to Kathmandu

  We take our first possible flight and reach Kathmandu. If we get enough time there are places that we can visit, but you should take rest and get out for a small visit around Kathmandu Durbar Square in the evening. This would be a real refreshment.

  Or, we can opt for Pashupatinath and Boudhanath if we get prepared during the afternoon itself. Overnight at Kathmandu’s hotel.

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• Day 18 : Visit Patan and Bhaktapur

  Visiting Nepal, and without even visiting places around in Kathmandu would not be fair. We, therefore, set this day to visit places of Kathmandu’s neighbor – Patan Durbar Square and Bhaktapur Durbar Square. They are amazing places enlisted under UNESCO’s world heritage site, and you will love it. Overnight at the hotel of Kathmandu.

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• Day 19 : Departure

  Gathering all the memories and adventure, we then set to depart. Our team member of AirNet Travel will bid you farewell from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.

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