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Key Facts

Max. Altitude: 6165 m.
Trip Duration: 19 days
Trek Grade: Strenuous Plus
Accommodation: Teahouse (Lodge to Lodge)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner
Transportation: Car / Van / Plane
Best Time: Feb, March, April, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Per day Hiking: 5 to 7 hours

Island Peak Climbing Expedition 2024 & 2025

Island Peak 6189m, (Imja Tse) is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The peak was named Island Peak in 1951 by Eric Shipton's party since it appears as an island in a sea of ice when viewed from Dingboche. In 1952 Eric Shipton followed the Imja River en-route to the remote Barun gorge between Baruntse & Makalu. During that journey he described a mountain "resembling an island in a see of ice." Ever since, the name Island Peak has stuck; although it was renamed Imja Tse by the Nepal Mountaineering Association it remains the most popular trekking peak. Dwarfed, by the massive walls of Lhotse, Baruntse & Ama Dablam, its floats between the Imja & Lhotse Glaciers, its south face rears as a rocky triangle; the end of a truncated ridge falling from Lhotse Shar. Charles Evans, Charles Wylie, Alf Gregory & Tenzing Norgay climbed Island Peak in 1953 with a group of seven sherpas, in preparation for Everest Climb. Their climb up to southeast flank and the south side from a camp at Pareshaya Gyab remains the normal route of ascent.
 
Island Peak ( Imja Tse ) is one of the most popular trekking peaks as it requires nominal mountaineering experience, especially when supported by a Nepalese climbing guide.

ITINERARY

Day 1:

Arrival in Kathmandu

Day 2:

Free day in Kathmandu (preparation for climbing gears)

Day 3:

Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and trek till Phakding (2652m.)

Day 4:

Phakding to Namche Bazar (3440m. )

Day 5:

Namche, hike to Khumjung (3780m. ) for acclimatization & back to Namche

Day 6:

Namche Bazar to Tengboche (3860m. )

Day 7:

Tengboche to Pheriche (4040m)

Day 8:

Pheriche ( hike to Nagarjun for acclimatization & back to Pheriche

Day 9:

Pheriche to Lobuche ( 4910m )

Day 10:

Lobuche to Kala Pathar ( 5550m.) & back to Luboche

Day 11:

Lobuche to Chhukhung ( 4750 m.)

Day 12:

Chhukhung to Island Peak Base Camp (5200m.)

Day 13:

Island Peak Base Camp (Rest and preparation)

Day 14:

Island Peak summit (6189 m.) & back to Base Camp

Day 15:

Island Peak Base Camp to Pangboche

Day 16:

Pangboche to Namche Bazar (3440m.)

Day 17:

Namche Bazar to Lukla

Day 18:

Fly back to Kathmandu

Day 19:

Departure

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"We loved hiking with our guide Nima. He showed us a lot of places besides the normal pathways. Since he grew up in Solu Khumbu he knows the area really well. We always felt comfortable and we had a great time with him. He is a lovely person, always keen on learning new card games, always happy and in a good mood. The summit of Island Peak with him was save and just brilliant! Thank you very much again."

DIEGO DIGITIS
SWITZERLAND
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