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Everest Region
Island Peak Expedition 6160m.
EBC Trek - Kalapather 5545m.
16 Days of Trek & climb Island peak
Altitude 6183m. (20,589 feet)
This trek has “everything”. The fitter walker can get very close to Mt. Everest on this trek, ascending Kala Patthar for the finest views of the whole massif including Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse & Pumori. An ideal trek for those wising to make the full Everest trek, yet who also have an interest in the local traditions and culture.
In 1952 Eric Shipton followed the Imja River en-route to the remote Barun gorge between Baruntse & Makalu. During that journey he described a mountain "resembling an island in a see of ice." Ever since, the name Island Peak has stuck, although it was renamed Imja Tse by the Nepal Mountaineering Association It remains the most popular trekking peak
Dwarfed, by the massive walls of Lhotse, Baruntse & Ama Dablam, its floats between the Imja & Lhotse Glaciers, its south face rears as a rocky triangle; the end of a truncated ridge falling from Lhotse Shar. Charles Evans, Charles Wylie, Alf Gregory & Tenzing Norgay climbed Island Peak in 1953 with a group of seven sherpas, in preparation for Everest Climb. Their climb up to southeast flank and the south ridge from a camp at Pareshaya Gyab remains the normal route of ascent
ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive at KTM airport, transfer to hotel
Day 02: Pre-briefing about trek-sightseeing around KTM valley
Re-check the trekking/climbing gears, and welcome dinner.
Day 03: Early morning take a flight to Lukla 2800m. 35minutes flight
start trek to Phakding
Day 04: Phakding -Namchebazar 3500m.
Day 05: Namche Bazar - Rest Day & Hiking around gompa
Day 06: Namche Bazar - Tangboche 3867m visit monastery for blessing.
Day 07: Tangboche - Pheriche (4243m.)
Day 08: Pheriche - rest day for acclimatization, visit Himalayan
Rescue Clinic, know more things about Acute Mountain Sickness
Day 09: Pheriche - Lobuche (4930m)
Day 10: Lobuche - visit Kalapathar (5545m) camp Gorakshap.
Day 11: Ghorekshep- Everest Base Camp -Lobuche
Day 12: Lobuche - Chukkung
Day 13: Chukkung -Island peak BC
Day 14: BC- High camp
Day 15: HC - SUMMIT DAY & back to Dingboche
Day 16: Dingboche - Tangboche
Day 17: Tangboche - Munjo
Day 18: Munjo -Lukla
Day 19: Lukla-Kathmandu by flight, transfer to hotel, farewell dinner
Day 20: Rest day at Kathmandu, shopping souvenirs
Day 21: Fly back to home
COST: US$ 1600 PER PERSON
COST INCLUDE: All meal during the trek, 4nights hotel accommodation in standard hotel at Kathmandu & enroute trek, a trekking cum climbing guide, porters for carrying all loads during the trek. Trekking & national park permits, all trekking crews insurance, foods, salary & all ground transport. airfare of KTM/LUKLA/KTM
COST EXCLUDE: All meals during the stay at Kathmandu, Hard & soft drinks on the trek, first aid kit, personal insurance, rescue flights, airport tax, any personal nature expenses , trekking & climbing gears
For more details. shangrilatreks@hons.com.np or treknclimb@shangrilatrek.com
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