Lobuche Peak Climbing - 19 Days

On landing at the airport in Kathmandu, you will be received and transferred to the hotel by a representative from Himalayan Trekkers. 

Take a rest once you check-in. In the evening, you can roam around the streets of the famous tourist hub, Thamel.

After a warm and nice breakfast, you will visit some of the popular landmarks of Kathmandu Valley that are listed on World Heritage Sites such as Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, and Boudhanath Stupa. After sightseeing, we gather at the office where you will be introduced to the trek guides and helpers. After the short trekking briefing, you will be driven back to your hotel. 

Today, we will catch an early morning flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. From here, we start our trekking journey towards the beautiful village of Phakding. The walk will be short to get acclimatized to the altitude. You can pay a visit to a nearby monastery in the village. 

Today we walk through colorful Khumbu villages to reach the getaway to Mount Everest, Namche Bazaar. On our way to Namche Bazaar, we get to witness Mt. Thamserku (6608m), relish the beauty of lush green pine and fir forests and cross five suspension bridges. 

This is the day for acclimatization. You can visit surrounding places or you can also hike up to the most popular Everest View Hotel (3800m) to see the mouthwatering view of Mt. Everest, and also visit Hilary and Sherpa museum. 

Leaving behind Namche Bazaar, we trek towards Tengboche where we will be staying overnight. The walk is easy until Phunki and from here, we will ascend until we reach Tengboche. Once in the village, we will pay our visit to Tengboche Monastery, the largest monastery in the Everest Region. 

Our trail is easy and goes through the dense forests of birch, conifers, and rhododendron. We walk past Debuche, cross the Imja River, and reach Pangboche where we will visit the Pangboche Monastery. From here, we descend into the Lobuche River and walk uphill to Dingboche. 

Today is another needed rest day. We will hike to the settlement of Chhukung through stone-walled fields accompanied by amazing views of Mt. Lhotse and Ama Dablam. We descend back to Dingboche after lunch in the Chhukung village. 

We continue our walk towards Periche offering stunning scenerary. Then a short uphill takes us to Dugla, our lunch site. We resume our hike until we reach today's destination, Lobuche. 

We reach Gorakshep after about three years of walking from Lobuche. After a need break, we will visit to Everest Base Camp and spend some time. Then, we head back to our camps at Gorakshep.

We will make an early morning ascent to Kalapatthar and observe the classic view of the Everest, Khambu Icefall, Lhotse, Nuptse, and Pumori. After breakfast back at Gorakshep, we will descend down to Lobuche Base Camp. 

We enjoy our morning warm breakfast and slowly head towards the high camp.

We start our walk at dawn as we need to reach the summit before noon. The winds in the high lands during the noon are strong and it might be the reason for our summit's unsuccess. The peak offers magnificent vistas of Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Cholatse, Pumori, and many more. After we spend enough time at the summit, we descend back to the high camp for an overnight stay. 

The day is set as contingency day or reserve day to manage any barriers for the climb like a flight delay or bad weather. 

After breakfast, we follow the Everest Base Camp route and walk downhill to Periche. Walking past the rhododendron and juniper forests along with wonderful views of Ama Dablam, we arrive at Pangboche. 

Today, we retrace our route down to the Imja Khola and then to Tengboche and to Namche Bazaar. We celebrate our success of summit once we are in Namche Bazaar.

After breakfast, we leave Namche Bazaar and head towards Lukla. 

We take an early morning flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. Once in the city, you can take a rest or explore some heritage sites. You can also do some souvenir shopping. You are likely to attend the farewell dinner at a typical Nepali restaurant with a team of Himalayan Trekkers. 

With the ending of this amazing adventure, you will be driven to the airport 3 hours before your scheduled flight to your home country or another trip.