Island Peak Climbing

Today, early morning fly to Lukla from Kathmandu airport. 40 minutes scenic flight provides incredible views of the mountains and takes you to adventurous Lukla airstrip. We will trek 3 to 4 hours to reach Phakding. During our trek we will enjoy views of beautiful village, waterfalls and Dudh Koshi river.  Overnight at guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

After breakfast we start our journey through green and beautiful pine and juniper forest. Also we cross many suspension bridges, among them while crossing Hillary Suspension Bridge which is a hair raising adventure and After few hours we will reach the entrance of Sagarmatha National Park, Namche Bazaar which is also known as the gateway to Mount Everest. Overnight at guest house with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

Today is our acclimatization day, which means we will let our body to adjust with high altitude climate. But we will visit nearby place Syangboche viewpoint which is also known as Syangboche airstrip. We will enjoy the incredible mountains view from the viewpoint. Also we will visit more than 9 hundred years old monastery in Namche Bazaar. Apart from this, you can visit local Sherpa people and know about their lifestyle, culture and tradition. Overnight at Guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis. 
 

Today, we enjoy our breakfast with beautiful mountain views in the early sunrise.  After breakfast we hike towards beautiful village Tengboche, is a famous cultural sites among the trekkers. On the way to Tengbohe, we will see many small monastery, chortens and stupas. The trail from Namche to Tengboche is little steep climbs but it provides great mountains view including Mount Everest, Ama Dablam and Lhotse. The Tengboche monastery is the main attraction of this village. While reaching Tengboche, you will see Budhhist prayer flags and feel religious vibes. Overnight at guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis. 
 

The trek from Tengboche to Dingboche is short hike which we complete most likely in the afternoon. During our hike we will enjoy amazing view of the mountains surrounding us; we will hike toward beautiful village called Dingboche. After crossing Imja River, you will head towards Pangboche. We will spend few times at the Pangboche monastery. After 5 to 6 hours hike we will reach Dingboche village. We will greeted by a unique landscape and pastureland. Overnight at guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis. 
 

We begin our trek to Chhukung by walking through stone walled fields, Imja valley before walking in glacier moraines. During our trek, we will be surrounded by beautiful mountains including mount Ama Dablam and mount Lhotse. Once you reach beautiful village called Bibre you will enjoy view of Island peak soaring above you. Overnight at guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

Today is our acclimatization day. We will climb Chhukung Ri which help our body to adjust at high altitude. We reached at altitude of 5000 meters, there may be chance of getting altitude sickness so we have to be sensible to take acclimatization and let our bodies adapt to high altitude climate. While climbing Chhukung Ri we will see beautiful view of Amphu Labsa and Ama Dablam peaks. Overnight at guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

The Trek Chhukung to Island Peak Base Camp is on steep and rough trails. The trail takes higher parts of Imja valley from where we will get best view of mountains including Nuptse, Island, and Lhotse etc.  Today we will spend the night in a base camp at the altitude of 5087 meters; our camping staff will set our tent in the base camp and serve fresh hot meal at cold environment. During night time temperature will decrease rapidly so make sure to stay warm. Overnight at tented camp with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

Today, our guide will provide pre-climb training for peak climbing techniques and proper method for using climbing gears including ascender, ice axe, harness, climbing boots etc. Our guide will teach proper method of using ropes for climbing. You can spend your spare time for hiking to high camp and back or prepare yourself for the next. Overnight at tented camp with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis. 

In the afternoon the wind is very strong which might disturb for a successful summit, therefore we have to wake up early around 1 or 2 am and reach to summit before noon. We use both man rope and fixed rope while climbing. We will use ladders to cross 3 to 4 meters crevasses.  Once we reach at peak we will take some pictures and descend back to base camp. Once we reach back to base camp we will celebrate our successful Island Peak climb. Overnight at tented camp with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

Today, we trek back to Pangboche which will be much easier because we will descend to the lower altitudes. We will trek back through same route crossing Khumbu khola and pass through the beautiful Shomare and Orsho Sherpa villages. Pangboche is beautiful village surrounded by Ama Dablam, Kangtaiga,  Thamserku to the east, Everest to its north and Kongde to the south. Overnight at guest house with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

Today, we trek down to Imja Khola and reach Tengboche for lunch break, after lunch break we resume our trek through rhododendron and juniper forest and cross the bridge over the Dudh Koshi River. After passing chorten we reach Namche Bazaar. Overnight at guest house with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

Our trail descends steeply downside, after passing the suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi river we will reach Lukla airport. Overnight at guesthouse with breakfast, lunch and dinner basis.

After our long mountain journey we will take early flight to Kathmandu. We will transfer to our pre-booked hotel in Kathmandu. Due to long trek your body may got tired so you can go for body massage or spa in Thamel and spare time you can go for souvenir shopping for your family, friend and relative. Overnight at hotel with bed and breakfast basis.

Our company representative will meet you in hotel and transfer to airport approx. 3 hours before your flight time.   
 

You can get on arrival visa at airport immigration. 

Best season for Island Peak climbing is  March-May in Spring and September-November in Autumn.

This Island Peak can be accomplished by normal trekkers who have done trekking multiple time. However, guide will provide training about climbing gears. Therefore with the proper guidance from our well trained guides unexperienced travelers can summit peak.

Highest point during the summit is 6189 meters.

Island Peak Climbing is a comparatively easy to climb than other peak in the region. However, this may difficult to accomplish unless you have some knowledge about the climbing gears and climbing techniques. But proper training and guidance by our experience guide beginners can achieve the summit.

This climb does not need the oxygen cylinder as it is not that high altitude for the air pressure to be that thin. However, in case of emergencies, our climbing staff will always ready with oxygen cylinders.