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
"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."