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Do you want an unforgettable experience that will last a lifetime? Do you wish to escape your hectic schedules? Island Peak Climbing offers legendary mountain peak climbing adventures with breathtaking Himalayan range views.
The 16-day Island Peak Climbing treks through Nepal's Himalayas and includes thrilling climbing as well. You are blessed with stunning views of the Himalayas, rivers, lush hills, and many other natural wonders. Additionally, you get a close-up look at and interaction with the Sherpa community in the Khumbu region's towns.
Sagarmatha National Park is home to Island Peak, sometimes referred to as "Imja Tse," which is located in Eastern Nepal. The British Mount Everest Expedition gave Island Peak its name in 1953. When seen from Dingboche, the peak appears to be an island surrounded by a sea of ice. In 1983, the mountain's name was changed to Imja Tse. However, it is known generally as Island Peak.
Island Peak (Imja Tse) is a six thousand with a moderately straightforward ascent to the summit. Because there are so many places around to go for walks, acclimatization is not a challenging endeavor. Climbing Island Peak is the best way to gain knowledge about high mountain trekking and climbing.
The Island Peak is located on the south end of Lhotse Shar, along a ridge that grows longer. The mountain was initially scaled by a British Expedition as part of a training exercise for Mount Everest. Along the route to the peak of the mountain, there is a crevasse. Mountaineers were forced to return as a result. In order to traverse the damage, the Nepal Mountaineering Association erected ladders in April 2009.
You can stay in the same place for an additional few days to adjust to the climate thanks to our expertly planned itinerary. We have 19-day Island Peak Climbing with Everest Base Camp journey is another choice if you're hoping to go on a tour to climb Island Peak while also seeing Everest Base Camp. You can also take a helicopter from Island Base Camp back to the mainland if you're seeking an easier route to reach Island Peak.
Island Mountain, also known locally as Imja Tse, is a magnificent Himalayan mountain among the giants. Baruntse to the south and the spectacular Lhotse/Nuptse South Wall to the north overwhelm this gorgeous summit on both sides, which is concealed in the Chukkung valley. The trek up an airy ridge to this mountain's peak gives stunning views that are only made more memorable by the ascent itself.
Experience the same inexplicable sense of achievement at the peak as you would at the top of Mount Everest. This expedition-style climb, which is graded Alpine PD+, is generally considered to be very challenging in terms of technical difficulties and can be physically demanding. One needs to be in good physical condition and have a positive attitude toward the outdoors in order to have a safe and pleasant experience. Before attempting to climb one of the enormous Himalayan peaks, most climbers often start out with this climbing excursion.
This well-known mountain might help you achieve your aim of climbing a difficult 6000-meter Himalayan summit. It served as a training peak for Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing in 1953, and the path they discovered is still in use today. Additionally, because many of the skills required, such as using jumars on a fixed line and navigating crevasses with ladders, are similar, Island Peak is still a popular training peak for climbers trying Mount Everest.
The Khumbu and Imja Gorges' surroundings are obscured by Everest and other massive Eastern Himalayan peaks. Beautiful, multicolored prayer flags and exquisitely carved mani stones that chant blessings for everyone's prosperity line every summit, cliff face, and trailside.
With good reason, Island Peak Climbing is well-known for its close vicinity to Mount Everest, the other peaks that can be reached while climbing, as well as its hospitable Sherpa residents, picturesque hamlets, a diverse population of cultures and traditions, lively festivals, and Buddhist temples. The wildlife and vegetation of the Sagarmatha National Park provide additional ornaments.
Discover the Sagarmatha National Park and its peculiar fauna and plants while taking in the stunning mountain views with the Island Peak Climbing adventure. You get to practice technical climbing techniques and improve your mountain climbing skills through this thrilling expedition.
The 6,189-meter Island peak, which is regarded as a safe mountain to hike, is simple for mountain climbers to scale. More and more people attempt to conquer the Island peak each year with increasing success. The fact that Islands Peak has a relatively low death rate in comparison to other climbing peaks is something they rarely consider given how cautious they are.
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary are only two of the countless climbers of Island Peak throughout history. Island Peak eventually developed into the climbing peak of preference for those seeking a challenging route. Island Peak is an excellent climb for anyone wishing to gain more experience in mountain expeditions because it is both physically and technically hard. As you stand on the Island summit, a sense of success comes over you. From here, one can view the southern faces of Everest and Lhotse in stunning detail. Also visible are Makalu and Ama Dablam.
Peak climbing requires a lot of practice because it also involves negotiating a glacier that is packed with crevasses and using a number of tools like ladders, jumars, ropes, and snowy terrain. On our 16-day program, the ninth and tenth days are used to practice using the proper equipment for climbing, and the eleventh day is the day we reach the summit.
The climbers must have successfully navigated some difficult trekking and difficult terrain with high altitude rise (or have equivalent expertise). Climbers need to be capable of overcoming difficult conditions at high altitudes. Another aspect that affects the requirements is our desire to have team members with similar skills. This excursion requires climbers to be in excellent physical condition, so please be mindful of that.
Travellers should be in very good physical condition and expect continuous demanding activities. Training is recommended.
Narayan Baniya (nature pathfinder) and Sumir Gyawali (yoga teacher) guide me in this adventure. Actually they manage perfectly my short time and all the noisy burocratic thinks like documents or Covid control. They makes me feel safely and had care of me since the moment I reserved .. now I’m at home and still feel the power of their experience, friendship and good nature. They makes me “enter” in the Nepali lifestyle, from metropolitan Kathmandu until the top of the mountain were the vibes are soo deep. Their good vibes are compatible with all, Sumir had a clinical yogi eye and Narayan the calm you need to arrive over the clouds.. it was like a day dreaming and I never forget this experience out of time. Thank you Antonio
A great & well organised experience. I highly recommend Himalayan recreation to anyone planning to trek to the Annapurna Basecamp. Everything from start to finish was all taken care of, taking away all of the stress of organisation so that I could focus on enjoying the trek. Ashok was very responsive on whatsapp at all times and was able to adapt the tour when circumstances changed. For example, when my flight to Pokhara was cancelled, Ashok arranged for a friendly driver to take me all the way there by private car instead (I did have to wait 1.5 hours for the driver, but traffic in Kathmandu is difficult). My guide Santosh and porter Bal were very friendly and accommodating and were good company during the trek. They have the English skills required to answer the majority of questions, particularly relating to the trek. Overall, a very good experience. The trek itself is very beautiful. It has everything, including rural villages with rice terraces, bamboo forests, and epic mountains. The accommodation is basic but everything you need for a trek (much better than camping). The weather forecast is inaccurate - I enjoyed decent weather despite the forecast being constant rain/thunder. I found the difficulty to be much easier than others state, and could have completed the trek in 5-6 days. Almost anyone with a decent level of fitness would be able to complete this trek (adjusting the duration to accommodate).
The Annupurna Poon Hill Trip is a lovely trek through the lower elevations of the Annupurna range of the Himalayas. Starting from Pokhara, a 90 minute drive in a taxi drops us off at the beginning of the trek and then goes up from there. My guide, Raj, was absolutely awesome and provided a lot of great information about the area during our trek over the several days that this trek takes place. The second day of the climb takes us to the small town of Ghorepani, and then an early climb the next morning to Poon Hill. I went on this trip in the 2nd year of the virus. According to my guide, the number of travelers was still way down from pre-pandemic years. So, in one way, it is a great time to travel since you will have most of the trails to yourself. The tea houses are also pretty empty. The negative side to this is that there are limited menu items and several places didn't have WiFi. There are a few recommendations I would make about this trip. The first is the ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara. I took the bus and regretted it about halfway there. While the distance is only 200 km, it took about 8 hours on the bus. If I were to do this again, I would have opted for a 30 minute flight. It costs more, but is so worth it. Second, make sure you bring toilet paper with you on the trek. The tea houses I stayed in during my trek didn't have any. So, bringing a roll of your own is a huge help. And speaking of bathrooms, most of the toilets along the route are not the western style sit-down toilets. Rather they are the hole in the grounds. So, make sure to use the bathroom before leaving the tea house since the next western-style toilet isn't until the next guest house, which could be a half day hike away. Finally, if you have time after the trek, spend an extra day in Pokhara. It is much more interesting than Kathmandu. Otherwise, the trek was wonderful and the folks at Himalayan Recreation did a great job in staying in touch, picking me up at the airport when I arrived in Nepal, and provided excellent service all the way through.
This trip was the first we took with those guys. It was very nice, guide was interesting and gave us a lot information about Bhaktapur and Nepal itself. After they arranged few more trips for us. First was Chitwan national park and jeep safari. After Pokhara and paragliding. And then return to Kathmandu. It was very helpful to have someone local there who can arrange flights, pick ups, all the activities and return wherever needed. We didn't have more time, but all the time we had, they managed to organize for us, without stressing or worrying. I truly recommend them, because they are very responsible and helpful for any situation. I firstly met them in Kathmandu for our first trip and they helped us with all the others.
Today is your first acclimatization day where you need to go hike higher to make your body prepared for higher altitude and it will
prevent you from High Altitude Sickness. After breakfast our guide will accompany you to hike to Everest View Hotel at 3880m
Altitude. It takes around 2-3 hours to go up and back namchebazar. During the hiking, if the weather is clear you will enjoy the
stunning scenery of many Highest Mountain in Everest region such as Mt. Everest 4484m, Mt. Amadablam 6856m, Mt. Lhotse
8511m, Mt. Nuptse 7896m, Shartse Peak 7502m, Peak 38 7590 and many others. After hiking to Everest View Hotel 3880m, you will take rest and enjoy Namchebazar neighborhood. Overnite in Namchebazar
Namchebazar to Tengboche trek distance is 5-6 hrs walk. The trails to Tengboche is one of the most scenic as the views open
up and you can enjoy the close up views of Himalayan Peaks. You will have lunch on the downhill at Punke Thaga Village.
There is a steep descent and ascent before you finally reach the traditional gate (Kani) of the village. Beautiful Tengboche
village welcomes you with its beautiful Monastery area. Overnite in Tengboche
After Breakfast you will start again your trek to Dingboche at 4350m altitude. Traditional Sherpa settlement, nursery, monastery,
yak and wildlife pastures are the hightlights feature of Tengboche to Dingboche trekking views. It takes 5-6 hrs walk to reach
Dingboche and you can see the views of Mt. Everest, Mt Lhotse and Amadablam which will more attract your wonderful journey.
Be aware of the strong wind when you walk and wear you neck and hair cover to prevent sickness. Overnite in Dingboche
Today is your second acclimatization day in Dingboche where you will do a little hiking to Dingboche Hill whcich take around 2-3
hrs trek up and down. Now you have enough acclimatisation and adjust your body to higher altitude and be ready for the
following day trek to Lobuche. After back from hiking, you go back to Teahouse for rest and do your personal relaxing moments.
Overnite in Dingboche
Today is supposed to be the tougher day for your trek cos you after you leave Dingboce in the morning after breakfast, you will
walk up again to Thukla Village. The trails are just flat, ascent and descent but not really steep only open up view with quite big
wind. Reaching Thukla by going down and crossing the river and have lunch there. After lunch you need to get your body ready
to hike more steep trail to reach Memorial Stones of “passed away climbers” who climbed Mt Everest and other climbers who
died here. Then trek to continue which takes around 6-7 hrs total from Dingboche to Lobudhe at 4910m altitude. Overnite in
Lobuche
Day 9 is your final trek up to the last village in Everest Basecamp called Gorakshep at 5190m. Start early around 8 oclock from
Lobuche you will go through rocky and stony trails to reach Gorakshep. It takes around 3 hrs trek to Gorakshep and you are
supposed to arrive here around 12 oclock. After lunch break in Gorakshep and drop your luggage here, our guide will
accompany to continue the summit to Everest Basecamp 5364m which takes around 2-3 hrs hiking. Enjoy the view in Everest
Basecamp them you come back down to Gorkashop in the afternoon and stay overnite in Gorakshep (B/L/D)
Today early in the morning around 5 oclock if you still have energy and are not tired, you can do early morning summit to
Kallapathar at 5500m. This is optional depends on your physical condition. Otherwise after breakfast, you will continue your trek
to Chukung 4730m. it will be a long trek cos from Gorakshep you need to go down to Lobuche first then continue to eastern part
across Kongma La Pass. it takes around 5-6 hrs to reach Chukkung. Overnite in Chukung (B/L/D)
Chukung Village lies on a left fork of the Imja Khola in the Solokhumbu District of Sagarmatha Zone. All
Island Peak Trek will have to pass through Chukung Village first. The ascent of Island Peak is
challenging and will require crampons and ice axe to navigate the glaciers and ice headwalls. You also
must have good level of fitness. Before Island Peak summit, you need to trek up to Island Peak
Basecamp at 5000 altitude. it takes onlyl 2-3 hrs trek from chukung. In day time / afternoon after you
have reached basecamp and had lunch, our Climbing Sherpa will give you technical climbing training of Island Peak trails. The training will be conducted in the hills near your camp in Basecamp. Fixed rope
climbing techniques and other climbing lesson will be taught to you by our Climbing Sherpa for the
preparation of early morning summit the day after. Your will stay in built tents that we already provided for
you. Overnite in In Island Peak Camp (B/L/D)
We start early morning around 01.00am to reach the summit. You will follow our experienced
Climbing Sherpa Guide and ascend the rocky fridge steep up along side the mountain till you reach
glacier. When already reaching Glacier areas, our Climbing Sherpa will help and give you instructions
to start using the ropes that we have already prepared. You will continue climbing up through the
glacier to the south ridge and follow the ridge till reaching the top peak of Island Peak at 6189m. Once
you reach the top, you will see many amazing views of ice peak mountain such as Mt. Lhotse, Mt.
Lhotse 8516, Mt. Makalu 8481m, and Mt. Baruntse 7162m. You can not stay long at the top peak cos
strong wind, low temperature and low oxygen level will attack. You will descend shortly back to Island
Peak Basecamp and after lunch you will trek down back to Chukung or Dingboche. Total duration will
take for this climbing is around 10-12 hours up and back to Basecamp. you will be back to basecamp
day time, reaching chukung or Dingboche in the afternoon. Overnite in Chukung/Dingboche (B/L/D)
Today after you will descend to Namchebazar with the same beautifil village and views like you did
trekking up from Namchebazaar to Dingboche. Endemic Everest Region animal you will meet during the
downtrek. The trek will be quite long around 6-7 hrs to reach namchebazar depending on your walking
pace. Overnite in Namchebazar (B/L/D)
This is your last day trek from the total 12 days trekking up & down of 14 Days Everest Basecamp Itinerary. You might be excited
since your successful summit to Everest Basecamp has already been finished and now only to complete the last trek to reach
Lukla which takes 6-7 hrs trek. It depends on your pace but normally you will reach Lukla in afternoon. Overnite in Lukla
Flight from Lukla to Ramechap will take 20 minutes. Today after flying to Ramechap you will back to Kathmandu which will take
5 hrs drive. Once reaching kathmandu you will take rest for a while then in the evening we will invite you for farewell dinner and
we distritibute Your Certificate of Achievement of having been successful reaching the Everest Basecamp. Overnite in
Kathmandu
Today is your last your day in Everest Basecamp Package. You have free time to rest till check out time comes at 12pm. Our
Company Staff will pick you up at hotel and drop you at Tribhuvan International Airport. Trip ends. And Thank you for trust us as
your trekking company. See you again in the coming trip
Airport Pick up and Drop by Private Car (Not Taxi) upon arrival and departure
All clean Standard Teahouses (Shared Room) in Lukla, Phakding, Namchebazzar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche, Ghorakshep, Chukung and Camping Tent in Island Peak Basecamp
Climbing facilities such as : Tent, Fixed Ropes, Kitchen Tents & eating tools. Helmet, SunGlass, Climbing Boots
Sleeping Bag & Trekking Poll
Professional Specialised Island Peak Climbing Sherpa
Professional Licensed English Speaking Guide
Porter (1 Porter for 2 People with maximum luggage 25 kgs)
Land Transport (shared) from Kathmandu to Ramechap (both ways)
Flight Ticket from Ramechap to Lukla (both ways)
Meals 3 x a day during trekking & Climbing as per Itinerary
Visa On Arrival Application Service
Seasonal Fruits during trekking
Helicopter / Horse Rent Arrangement Service for Emergency
Free Useful Tips for trekking/climbing preparation
Farewell Dinner in Kathmandu
Official Trekking/Climbing Certificate from our Company
Flight ticket to Nepal
Visa USD 50 & Travel Insurance
Tips for Guide & Porter
Tips for Climbing Sherpa
Extra Days/Night Accomodation & meals out of the itinerary
Horse Rent / Helicopter Cost for Emergency Rescue (in Force Majeur case)
Personal Expenses during trekking such as wifi/nepal simcard (internet connection), Phone charge, hot water/shower, drinks (mineral water), snacks, laundry etc
Other Personal Trekking/Climbing Expenses such as Down Jacket, Gloves, Trouser etc.
Personal Shopping & other costswhich are not included in the above facilities
- Down/Thermal Jacket
- Long John Shirt
- Thermal T shirt
- Trouser/legging
- Trekking Poll
- Trekking Shoes
- Mountain Sandal
- Sleeping Bag
- Hand Warmer
- Mountain Towel
- Thermal / Down Hand Gloves
- Thermal Socks
- Sun Glasses
- Thermal Water Bottle
- Helmet
- Crampon
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