Island Peak
Trip Facts
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Difficulty Level : 1
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Island Peak is located at the foot of the southern face of Lhoste in the Sherpa Khumbu country.
For the Peak Peak trekking, we will leave Lukla at 2800 m, which we will reach by plane. We will acclimatize to the altitude by going up to Renjo Pass then to Gokyo Peak at 5360 m and finally to Kala Patthar at 5550 m.
As soon as we are well acclimated to the altitude, it will be the ascent of the Island Peak at 6189m. Views of the most beautiful mountains in the world, Ama Dablam, Everest, Pumori, Lhotse etc.
For this climb, we install a base camp at 5100 m. The next day from very early in the day of the summit.
The sequence of Mera Peak and Island Peak will take you through the Amphulapsa Pass. It is a great trip at an altitude that requires a good physical condition but also experience in the mountains.
Difficulties for Island Peak
- Island Peak is a glacier high mountain route. Real mountaineering skills and very good physical condition are essential. The summit ridge of Island Peak resembles the ridge of bumps at Mont Blanc.
- It is necessary to be able to cling to the ascent and descent in slopes of about 45 ° about 200 m high. The summit ridge is fine, although equipped with fixed ropes you have to be comfortable on this type of terrain.
Personal technical equipment for the ascent of Lobuche Peak
- Cleats set before departure on your shoes
- A harness
- 2 carabiners, 2 straps, 1 ice pin
- 1 ice ax
- 1 helmet
- 1 jumar and 1 Descender
In all our circuits you have a free day the day after your arrival in Nepal or the return of your trek. We offer a day of discovery of Kathmandu. Browse Bodhnath, Pashupatinath, Bhaktapur, Patan and the heart of the old city is always a change of scenery and a wonder.
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Trekking Peak Island Peak
- Duration 21 days
- Alti max 6180 m
- Difficulties slopes to 45 ° on 200 m
- ascent and descent
- Periods April-May and October to early December
- Price and information
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Trip Itinerary
| ISLAND PEAK steps | nighttime altitude | deniv + | deniv – | duration | electricity | phone | possibility lodge | camping possibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrival Kathmandu | ||||||||
| 2 | free day in Kathmandu | ||||||||
| 3 | Plane Lukla trek Pakding | 2800 | 3h | ||||||
| 4 | Namche | 3370 | 700 | 120 | 6h | 230 | mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Acclimatization Namche | 3370 | 230 | mobile | Yes | Yes | |||
| 6 | Thame | 3720 | 680 | 340 | 4h | 230 | mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Lumde | 4260 | 760 | 230 | 4h | solar | no | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Gokyo by Renjo (5360) | 4700 | 1150 | 750 | 6h | solar | no | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Dragnag (Gokyo Ri 5350) | 4700 | 200 | 260 | 3h | solar | mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Chola (5420) Lobuche 4850 m | 4920 | 1300 | 1100 | 10am | solar | mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Lobuche (Kala Pattar 5550) | 4920 | 1050 | 1050 | 8h | solar | mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Kongma La Chhukhung | 4820 | 1000 | 6h | solar | mobile | Yes | Yes | |
| 13 | Chhukhung rest | 3850 | |||||||
| 14 | CB Island Peak | 5100 | 300 | 4h | Yes | ||||
| 15 | Island Peak- Chhukhung | 4820 | 1200 | 1500 | 10am | 230 | mobile | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | Pangboche | 3950 | 5h | 230 | mobile | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | Namche Bazar | 3450 | 6h | 230 V | mobile | ||||
| 18 | Lukla | 2800 | 700 | 1250 | 6h | ||||
| 19 | Kathmandu Flights | 1400 | 35 minutes | ||||||
| 20 | A day Kathmandu | 1350 | |||||||
| 21 | Departure |
Service Includes
Hotel-airport transport A / R
4 nights in Kathmandu hotel with breakfast
1 sherpa climbing for 2/3 climbers
The team of porters
Carrier equipment,
Sherpa equipment
Food during the trek (3 meals a day)
Entrance fees in Khumbu Park
Overnights in lodges
Rights (Royalties) of Peak Summit Island
Altitude collective equipment (ropes, tents, etc.)
CB Tents
Foam mattress for nights in tents
Insurance for the Nepalese team
Hyperbaric chamber
Satellite phone for rescue with 30 minutes of com
Garbage Deposit (deposit for garbage)
Airplane Kathmandu Lukla
Lukla Kathmandu plane
End of trek meal offered by the agency
Service Excludes
Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
Personal Insurance, Repatriation Assistance
Hot showers in the lodges (about 2 Euros)
Telephone, alcoholic drinks, soda, bottled water and hot water in the lodges
Tips to the Nepalese team
The return flight Paris-Kathmandu
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