Everest Climbing

Climbing in the Everest Region

Two of the climbs are situated on the Everest Base Camp trek whilst the other two are situated east of Lukla and west of Namche Bazar respectively. Please refer to the Everest Base Camp trekking page for more details of the trek.

Everest Base Camp Trek Peaks

Island Peak (Imja Tse, 6189m)
This is the most popular peak in our climbing programme.

John Smith on the summit of
Island Peak

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of the ascent of Island Peak

Summit of Island Peak

Days 1 to 9
As for days 1 to 9 of the Everest Base Camp short trek.

Day 10 Dingboche (4410m)
Rest day.

Day 11 Dingboche - Imja Tse base camp (5100m)
The trail rises gently as it follows the valley of the River Imja to Chukung. Then the crest of an old moraine is taken which affords good views of the surrounding peaks. The last part of the trail follows a broad, gentle valley to the base camp.

Day 12 Imja Tse BC - High Camp (5600m)
A fairly short climb to the camp which is a rocky platform overlooking the glacier and the peaks of the Makalu region. This camp makes the ascent the following morning much easier.

Day 13 Imja Tse HC - Imja Tse - Chukung (4730m)
With a very early start we climb the peak then return to base camp for lunch before starting to retrace our steps back to Lukla.

Day 14 Chukung - Deboche (3870m)

Days 15 to 18
As days 11 to 14 of the Everest Base Camp short trek.

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Lobuche East Peak (6119m)

Days 1 to 10
As for Island Peak above.

Day 11 Dingboche - Lobuche base camp (c. 5000m)
We follow the trail to Duglha then the valley of the Chola river before cutting up to the right to the base camp by a hidden lake. Spectacular views of Ama Dablam and Taweche.

Day 12 Lobuche BC - High Camp (c.5500m)
We continue to a camp on the glacier.

Day 13 Lobuche HC - Lobuche East - Duglha (4620m)
A very early start to reach the summit before descending to the base camp for lunch. After lunch we descend to Duglha, a small settlement consisting of only two or three lodges.

Day 14 Duglha - Deboche (3870m)
We descend a steep moraine slope to Pheriche and then back onto the outward trail.

Days 15 to 18
As days 11 to 14 of Everest Base Camp short trek.

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Parchamo Peak (6187m)

Days 1 to 8
As for the Everest Base Camp trek to Gokyo (4790m). The purpose of this diversion is to ensure that the group is sufficiently acclimatised for the 6000m peak.

Day 9 Gokyo - Dole (4100m)
We return down the same valley.

Day 10 Dole - Namche Bazar (3440m)
We continue to follow the upward route.

Day 11 Namche Bazar (3440m)
Rest day.

Day 12 Namche Bazar - Thame (3820m)
We climb out of Namche and round into the valley of the Bhote Kosi which we follow as far as the village. This is a fairly short walk giving us time to visit the nunnery where we are always given a warm welcome.

Day 13 Thame - Thengpo (4230m)
We continue up the valley of the Thamo Khola to the settlement. Again, a short walk.

Day 14 Thengpo - Ngole (5100m)
We continue to a basic campsite on the moraine below the pass.

Day 15 Ngole - Tashi Labtsa Pass (5755m)
We climb up to the pass to camp on the snow.

Day 16 Tashi Labtsa - Parchamo - Thame (3820m)
A very early start to do the climb followed by a long descent back to the village.

Day 17 Thame - Phakding (2800m)
Back down to Namche Bazar for lunch then on down the return route.

Day 18 Phakding - Lukla (2800m)
Back to the airport.

Day 19 Lukla - Kathmandu

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Mera Peak (6476m)

Day 1 Kathmandu - Lukla - Paiyan (2600m)
After the flight in we descend to the Dudh Kosi river and back down the valley to this, one of the night stops on the traditional EBC trail.

Day 2 Paiyan - Pangkoma (2850m)

Day 3 Pangkoma - Nashing Dingma (3000m)

Day 4 Nashing Dingma - Chalem Kharka (3600m)

Day 5 Chalem Kharka - Panch Pokhari (4400m)

Day 6 Panch Pokhari - Mosom Kharka (3690m)

Day 7 Mosom Kharka - Tangnag (4350m)

Day 8 Tangnag (4350m)
Rest and acclimatisation day.

Day 9 Tangnag - Khare (5000m)

Day 10 Khare - Mera La (5400m)

Day 11 Mera La - Mera high camp (5800m)

Day 12 HC - Mera Peak - Tangnag (4350m)

Day 13 Tangnag - Tashing Ongma (3600m)

Day 14 Tashing Ongma - Tuli Kharka (4300m)

Day 15 Tuli Kharka - Lukla (2800m)

Day 16 Lukla - Kathmandu

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