Lobuche East Peak Climbing
Trip Overview
Trip Facts
- Country: Nepal
- Trip grade: Challenging
- Destination: Khumbu
- Activities: Trekking and Climbing
- Accommodation: Hotel, Teahouse, Camping
- Meals: Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners
- Maximum altitude: 6119 meter
- Group size: 1+
- Best Season: Spring & Autumn
Lobuche East Peak Climbing is one of the most beautiful climbing adventures in the Everest region. A combination of trekking and climbing adventures, you will get an extraordinarily beautiful experience of mountain adventure.
Lobuche East Peak stands 6,119 meters above sea level in the Khumbu valley near Khumbu Glacier and Lobuche village. This spectacular mountain also attracts the mountaineers to Everest and Lhotse as part of their acclimatization climb. The Lobuche East Peak Climbing adventure however is an exciting climbing trip. This trip also takes you on a Trek to the Everest Base Camp before the climb.
What you see during Lobuche East Peak Climbing
The climbing adventure to Lobuche peak starts with a trekking adventure from Lukla along the trail to the Everest base camp. This trip is a blend of trekking to EBC and climbing Lobuche peak. Thus, you will see all the wonderful places, mountains, and lifestyles that the trek to Everest base camp offers you.
From peaceful nature to mountain wilderness and from the Sherpa lifestyle to the magnificent Himalayas, you will come across amazing experiences during the trek. You will reach the Everest Base Camp and Kalapatthar. Trekking to Kalapatthar brings you the magical views of mountains including Mt. Everest and Lhotse. The trek also offers you the view of other mountains like Ama Dablam, Pumori, Thamserku, Makalu, Cho Oyu, etc.
After trekking to the base camp, you will trek towards Lobuche Peak via Lobuche village. Camping at the Lobuche East High Camp, you will attempt the summit push of the peak. It is a day climbing adventure to the summit and back to high camp. The view you get to watch from the top of the peak is simply spellbinding.
Reasons this trip becomes an Experience
Nepal Climbing Adventure always strives to offer an adventure traveling experience that you can cherish. While the Lobuche East Peak Climbing Adventure is beautiful in its all essence, your experience of trekking there becomes even more beautiful with us.
By the time we take you to the base camp and bring you back, we take one step ahead to offer you a beautiful experience. We keep your safety and happiness is our top priority and you will experience the same during the trip.
Trekking and climbing Lobuche East Peak with us is traveling in safe hands.
Detail Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1400m)
Normally, your arrival in Kathmandu is the day one of this trip. We will come to pick you up at the airport as per your flight time and transfer you to the hotel. There are no activities today apart from a trip briefing meeting. The information about the meeting time will be available upon your arrival at the hotel.
You have time to relax and go for any last-minute preparation for the trip. Welcome to Kathmandu!
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 02: Sightseeing Tour in Kathmandu
We have a full day in Kathmandu to explore the heritage sites in the valley. If we have not met for the meeting yesterday, we will meet today after breakfast. If we have met yesterday, we will continue on a full-day sightseeing tour.
Your entire afternoon will be busy going around different ancient and medieval heritage monuments in the Kathmandu valley. We will take you to Swoyambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, and Pashupatinath to explore the ancient and medieval magnificence of the valley.
The tour will show you a lot about the culture, spiritual practice, history, and lifestyle of people in the valley. You will have an awesome cultural tour day today. Our city tour guide will make it easier for you to understand what you are looking at to make your experience even better.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Day 03: Kathmandu – Phakding (2,680m)
We will start our trekking adventure towards the Everest Base Camp and Lobuche Peak today. Early in the morning, we will take a flight to Lukla. The adventurous flight of about forty minutes takes us to Lukla to enter the Everest trekking region. Once we land in Lukla airstrip, we will get ready to start the walk of the day.
We start the trek to Phakding as our overnight destination today. It is about 4 hours of an easy trek on a gentle and gradual downhill trail to Phakding on the bank of a river called Dudh Koshi. It will be an amazingly peaceful day on the trail to Everest base camp.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 04: Phakding – Namche Bazar (3,440m)
We continue the walk on the Everest base camp trail and towards Lobuche Peak after breakfast. Our destination for the day is the beautiful mountain town of Namche Bazar. The trail takes us through a winding trail up the mountains. As we continue the walk towards the destination, we cross several suspension bridges on the trail. After checking into the Sagarmatha national park at Monjo, we continue the walk to Namche for the day.
Once we reach Namche Bazar, a prosperous mountain trading town in the Everest region, we will check into a guest house and relax. A nicely settled town in the terraced slope, Namche Bazar brings you the spectacular views of mountains like Thamserku (6,6232m) and Kongde Ri (6,187m) to its west.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 05: Acclimatization Day
We are already above 3000 meters above sea level so we need to take an extra day at Namche to acclimatize. On this extra day at Namche Bazar, we will go for a hike and explore the surroundings.
We will have the latter half of the day to rest and relax once we are back from the hike.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 06: Namche – Tengboche (3,860m)
After the acclimatization day at Namche, we are now ready to trek further higher. We will continue our trek after breakfast and head towards Tengboche as our destination for the day. The trek passes through a forested trail and on the ridge. After about 6 hours of uphill walk, we reach Tengboche village. Once we reach Tengboche village, we can enjoy Mountain View of the peaks like Tawache, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam including Everest.
Once we settle into our accommodation, we can set out on an exploration of Tengboche Monastery, the biggest Buddhist monastery in the region where Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first man to summit Mt. Everest along with Sir Edmund Hilary, was sent to be a monk once. The galore magnificence of the monastery is simply overwhelming.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 07: Tengboche – Dingboche (4,410m) – B.L.D
Dingboche is the destination for today. After we finish our breakfast with a view, we set off on the trekking journey for the day. We follow the downhill trail towards Diboche and past it, we reach Pangboche village. We will take some time to explore the village and an ancient and beautiful monastery. Pangboche is a beautiful and the biggest Sherpa settlement in the region. After starting ahead from Pangboche village, we head towards Dingboche leaving the route to Pheriche. After spending about six hours on the trail past forest, villages, and beautiful sights to see, we reach Dingboche village where a breathtaking view of the Himalayan peaks awaits us.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 08: Acclimatization Day
We are already at the elevation of 4,410 meters above sea level thus a good full day is what we need to adjust with the high altitude climate here and above. This extra day at Dingboche works as acclimatization and rest day as well which is essential to go further higher. Even when we are calling it a rest day, we are not staying idle. We will go for some hiking to higher elevation and return back to Dingboche for an overnight stay. This full day of exploration around Dingboche will expose us to the overwhelming beauty of the place and surrounding mountain peaks.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 09: Dingboche – Lobuche (4,940m)
As we are already above the treeline on our trek, we now walk through pastures, glacial moraine, boulder-strewn path, and like of the terrain all the way to Lobuche. The walk today involves crossing a small pass called Dughla also known as Thukla with several memorial shrines for the brave mountaineers who lost their lives during their climbing expeditions. Although the walk is slow-paced on the uphill trail, made difficult by the increasing elevation, it brings wonderful views of the mountains to our sight that helps us forget the strenuous effort we are taking up in the impressive mountain landscape. A well-spent seven hours of the effort in the rugged Everest trekking trail that many other adventurers are treading takes us to the small settlement of Lobuche to spend overnight before striving for one more day to reach the base of the highest mountain in the world.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Lobuche – Everest Base Camp (5,364m) – Gorakshep (5,164m)
We are eventually going to make it to the Everest Base Camp today after these many days of trekking in and amidst the wonderful Himalayan peaks. Our determined and sincere effort to be at the base of the highest mountain in the world is going to materialize this afternoon. We are going to stand at the place where many climbers have spent days and nights training, preparing, and attempting the summit of the formidable Mt. Everest.
We walk to Gorakshep, a small settlement on the glacial lakebed in the Everest region, where we are going to spend overnight today as the highest overnight stopover for the trip. After relishing our lunch at our tea house, we set off for the Everest Base Camp. A slow-paced walk on the moraine and boulder-strewn gradual path up to base camp is going to test our excitement and stamina. Anyway, we are going to get to the base camp regardless of the difficulty of walking at the elevation. We click countless pictures and enjoy the moment of being at the classic Everest base camp before making a return trip to Gorakshep for an overnight stay
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Gorakshep – Kalapatthar (5,545m) – Lobuche (4,910m)
We get up early, really early, in the morning to hike up to Kalapatthar, the highest elevation on the trip, for a breathtaking view of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, and Himalayan panorama up close with a spectacular sunrise over those mighty peaks. This never-seen-before view and sunrise on earth are going to blow our mind away alluring us to stay there forever. Alas, we wish we could!
We have to make a return trip back to Gorakshep for breakfast. We start the trek back to Lobuche after breakfast.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Lobuche - Lobuche East High Camp (5,800m)
An encouraging start sees rising along Lobuche. The route crosses the glaciers and sidesteps the Lobuche base camp where we don't have to rest as we'll be adequately acclimatized. The point today is to get to Lobuche high camp moving from Lobuche town. Overnight in a camping tent.
Accommodation: Camping
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Lobuche East Peak Summit (6,119m)
Today we'll be swinging for the highest point of one the most awesome trekking peaks in the Khumbu valley. Our trail passes close by a glacier on rough edge before navigating a steepening snow slant to the edge of the summit. This part is the most fabulous segment of the move as the sights of numerous natural mountains in both Tibet and Nepal open up to us. We will utilize marked lines to help raise the trickier areas and will descend straightforwardly to Lobuche town after the climb. Today is a long yet massively compensating day!
Accommodation: Camping
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 14: Contingency Day
In case the summit push does not go according to plan due to bad weather or other unfavorable conditions we spare this day as a reserve day. If everything goes as smoothly as planned, we treat ourselves today as a leisure day.
Accommodation: Camping
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 15: High Camp - Pangboche
From today, our expedition takes a U-turn as we head towards Pangboche. We will descend down all the way along the steep trails to Pheriche and continue our walk onwards till we reach Pangboche for the overnight stay.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 16: Pangboche - Namche (3,440m)
We trek back to Namche today and spend a relaxing time in the town.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 17: Namche - Lukla (2,860m)
We are on the final day of the trek. The walk takes us back to Lukla for the overnight stay today.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 18: Lukla – Kathmandu (1,400m)
We take a morning flight from the Lukla airstrip leaving the mighty mountains behind us. Another exciting flight with adventure takes us back to the city civilization. Once in Kathmandu, we spend leisurely time back in the chaos of the city after so many days of serene mountain air and incredible adventure.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Day 19: Departure Day
The trip has come to an end today. We have to bid farewell for this time hoping to meet again for another adventure soon. We will drive you to the airport for your departure flight as scheduled.
Meal: Breakfast
Cost Details
What is included?
- All types of organizational requirements
- All trekking and climbing paper works and permits
- All airport and hotel transfers
- Welcome and farewell dinner
- Accommodation and meals during the whole of the expedition
- Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and back
- Government and local taxes
- Reference notes to plan your trip
- An experienced English speaking climbing guide, assistant climbing guide, Sherpa porters including their salary, insurance, food, lodging and all equipment
- A comprehensive medical kit
- Facilities of Email and satellite phones in base camp
- Necessary oxygen bottles
- Written and photo internet dispatches to send your progress to your family
What is not included?
- Nepal Visa fee (bring small denomination cash USD and two passport photographs)
- International airfare
- Excess baggage charges
- Extra night accommodation apart from the schedule due to any reasons
- Lunch and evening meals in case of early return than the scheduled itinerary
- Travel and rescue insurance
- Charges of Email and satellite phones
- Charge for extra Sherpa porter (if required)
- Personal expenses
- Tips for climbing guide and Sherpa
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - Trekking in Nepal
Are you a licensed trekking agency?
Do the guides speak English and have first aid training?
How big are the groups?
Are permits included in the price of the trek?
Do you arrange private treks?
Do you provide any equipment while trekking?
How difficult are the treks?
How long do we walk each day?
What is exactly 'teahouse' trekking?
What do we mean by FOT trek?
What is security like during trekking?
Security for our clients is always a foremost priority for us. All our guides and other support crew are carefully chosen for your trips. Our guides hold licenses issued by the Nepal Government. They are very honest and reliable. But we would also advise you to take care of your own personal belongings. If you are on ‘camping treks’ please do not leave your bags unattended at any time for your own safety. Take your main bag inside the tent once you reach the campsite. At night, all bags and belongings are kept in the middle of the tent. Your guide assigns a Sherpa on a rotation basis to guard the campsite throughout the night. If you are on a ‘Tea house or GAP trek’ arrangement, you will be sleeping in local teahouses. You need to take sensible precautions yourself at all times. Never leave your baggage unattended and keep your lodge room locked when you go out.
What happens if I fall ill during the trek?
What type of food is served during a trek?
Do I need to carry my own gear?
How much could porters carry?
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Can we change the itinerary?
Depending on the prevailing situation, you can modify it to some extent after consulting with your senior guide. However, the date of trek completion should always coincide with the original itinerary. You should keep in mind that this is an adventure trip into some of the most remote regions in the world, where many unforeseen circumstances may contribute to the need for a change in itinerary. In such cases, we or your guide will suggest the best alternative similar to your original itinerary.