Island Peak Climbing

Overview
Itinerary
Cost Info

Climbing Island Peak is one of the world’s great adventures.

A combination of trekking and mountaineering, Island Peak is an exciting introduction to the world of high-altitude mountaineering.

Island Peak, at 6,189 meters above sea level, is situated in the Khumbu region of the Himalayas and is popular among trekkers and climbers.

The adventure starts with a trek to Everest Base Camp, where you can acclimatize to the altitude and enjoy the breathtaking views of the highest mountain in the world. You will soon head to Island Peak Base Camp, from where you will start the climb to the summit of Island Peak.

The climb requires basic mountaineering skills and equipment, but it is a great opportunity for novice climbers to gain some experience before. The climb offers stunning views of the surrounding peaks, including the majestic Lhotse and Ama Dablam.

The adventure offers an excellent opportunity to experience the thrill of mountaineering, while also exploring the beautiful Khumbu region of the Himalayas.

Reasons why the adventure becomes more special with Himalayan pole treks

Himalayan pole treks is a name in the industry known for its uncompromising service to the travelers. We have established ourselves as travel experts with more than two decades of long experience in adventure tourism in Nepal. We truly value the clients’ interest and customize the adventure as they want it to be. We also have a high recommendation rate for the service we provide to our clients during their adventure.

Himalayan pole treks knows no compromise to offer the best of the services. We are the name to go with for an unparalleled service and experience of the adventure.

Adventure Highlights

Adventure Trek in the Everest region
Cultural sightseeing tour of Kathmandu
Amazing views of the Himalayan peaks in the Everest region
Beautiful Himalayan trekking experience
Joy of being at the Everest Base Camp
Panoramic view with never-seen-before sunrise over the Mt. Everest from Kalapatthar
Island Peak (6,189m) climbing

Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival At TIA Kathmandu

Day 02: Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour

Day 03: Kathmandu – Lukla (2,860m) – Phakding (2,640m)

Day 04: Phakding – Namche (3,440m)

Day 05: Acclimatization Day

Day 06: Namche – Tengboche (3,860m)

Day 07: Tengboche – Dingboche (4,410m)

Day 08: Acclimatization Day

Day 09: Dingboche – Lobuche (4,940m)

Day 10: Lobuche – Gorakshep (5,164m) – Everest Base Camp (5,364m)

Day 11: Gorakshep – Kalapatthar (5,545m) – Dingboche (4,410m)

Day 12: Dingboche – Island Peak Base Camp 5,000m

Day 13: Acclimatization at Island Peak Base Camp

Day 14: Base Camp - Island Peak Summit 6,189m – Base Camp 5,000m

Day 15: Contingency Day

Day 16: Island Peak Base Camp – Pangboche 3,985m

Day 17: Pangboche – Namche (3,440m)

Day 18: Namche – Lukla (2,860m)

Day 19: Lukla – Kathmandu

Day 20: Departure Day

Day 01: Arrival At TIA Kathmandu

Day one is your arrival day in Kathmandu. We will come to welcome you at the airport in Kathmandu and transfer you to the hotel. Upon reaching the hotel and checking in to the rooms, we will let you know about our trip briefing meeting.

It is an important meeting so, we will wait until everyone arrives if there are people flying in different flights for the trip on the same date. Anyway, you will get the information about the meeting time.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 02: Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour

It is an acclimatization day as well as an exploration day in Kathmandu. You will also have the time to do last minute preparation on this day if you need to. After you take your breakfast, we will take you for a beautiful sightseeing tour of the cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu. The sites include ancient Buddhist stupas, Hindu temple, and medieval royal palace square. You will explore about the Kathmandu valley civilization since the ancient time. This day tour will give you a better understanding of life in Kathmandu in the past and at present.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 03: Kathmandu – Lukla (2,860m) – Phakding (2,640m)

Time to fly to Everest! We drive to airport in the morning for our flight to Lukla to enter the beautiful Everest region. After half an hour of amazing flight, we will eventually land at the small airstrip at Lukla. The flight introduces us with the adventure and the magnanimous mountains. Once we land at Lukla, we get ready for the trekking for the day. The first day of walk in the Everest region towards the base camp takes us to Phakding village. This beautiful day walk takes us along an easy stretch of the trail and eventually reaches the beautiful Phakding. We are staying overnight at a mountain lodge on the bank of Dudh Koshi River.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 04: Phakding – Namche (3,440m)

The walk today takes us into the Sagarmatha National Park. After the breakfast, we take the trail along the river valley towards Monjo where we check in to the national park. Our destination for the day is the beautiful and happening Sherpa capital of Namche Bazar. The trail stretch in between Phakding to Namche brings us incredibly beautiful nature and views of the surroundings. We will also cross many suspension bridges along the trail. It is an exciting day of walking in the Everest region before reaching to Namche Bazar to stay overnight.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 05: Acclimatization Day

We have an extra night stopover at Namche Bazar today to acclimatize before heading further higher. It is also a chance for us to explore the beautiful surroundings of Namche today. We can go for hiking exploration to one of the nearby destinations and return back to Namche later. The day will prepare us well for the adventure to go towards the higher elevation.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 06: Namche – Tengboche (3,860m)

We set off for a long day uphill walk towards Tengboche as the destination. The walk that starts after breakfast takes us through beautiful river valley and mountain ridge. The day will test us with our endurance on the walking up and down the hill. But, yes, the surrounding views are so fascinating that ease the effort. We will eventually reach Tengboche that bring a breathtaking view of the mountains. In addition to the view, there is also a beautiful Buddhist monastery that we can explore after settling in to a lodge.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 07: Tengboche – Dingboche (4,410m)

The walk today takes us to Dingboche. It is our first overnight over 4,000 meters on the trip. We relish the early morning breakfast and start on the walk for the day that goes past beautiful nature and local villages. As we traverse the meandering trail, we will also get to enjoy wonderful views of the mountains. We will feel the effect of increasing elevation with each step further higher. It will make us slow but the steadiness we maintain will help us enjoy the walk. We eventually reach the beautiful village of Dingboche to stay overnight.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 08: Acclimatization Day

We will take another acclimatization break here at Dingboche because we are already above 4,000 meters and going further higher to sleep above 5,000 meters. So it is a mandatory break at Dingboche for our own good. We can go for hiking exploration in nearby destinations in the surroundings. Overnight stay is at Dingboche.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 09: Dingboche – Lobuche (4,940m)

We relish our breakfast and get ready for the walking adventure to Lobuche as the destination for the day. The trail today runs along the Khumbu glacier and is filled with glacial moraine and huge boulders. We walk amidst the wonderful surroundings of the mountains and glacier towards Lobuche. Lobuche is a small settlement of lodges to stay overnight.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 10: Lobuche – Gorakshep (5,164m) – Everest Base Camp (5,364m)

The day to reach the ultimate destination of the adventure eventually arrives today. We get all set to trek to Gorakshep after breakfast. But the excitement is to trek all the way to the Everest base camp after Gorakshep. We take the lunch at our lodge in Gorakshep, where we spend overnight today, before starting the walk to the base camp. The trail from Gorkshep to the base camp is a gradual incline through moraine and boulder filled glacial path. Eventually, we reach the base camp of the highest mountain on earth and spend some quality time creating memories. Later, we return back to Gorakshep to stay overnight.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 11: Gorakshep – Kalapatthar (5,545m) – Dingboche (4,410m)

We have another wonderful adventure to embark on and enjoy before starting on the journey back down. We start an early morning hike to Kalapatthar, the highest point on the adventure. This hike is worth taking it early morning to enjoy breathtaking view of Mt. Everest and other magnificent mountains. A beautiful sunrise over those mountains adds to the beauty of the view. Later, we trek back to Gorakshep and further down to Dingboche after breakfast. We stay overnight at Dingboche today.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 12: Dingboche – Island Peak Base Camp 5,000m

We are leaving the Everest base camp trail and heading towards Island Peak today. Our destination today is Island Peak base camp. The trail descends to Imja Khola and advances towards Chhukung for the lunch. Later after lunch, we start trekking to the base camp for our overnight stay. We set up our tented camp to spend the night.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 13: Acclimatization at Island Peak Base Camp

We spend a full day today here at the base camp of Island Peak to acclimatize, train and rest for the summit push tomorrow. On the climbing clinic today, we will discuss and prepare the details about the climbing techniques, difficulties and challenges along the climbing route, timings and every detail that is required to go for the summit. It will be a good rest day as well so that we get well prepared, full of energy, for the highlight activity of the trip. We spend overnight at the tented camp at the base camp.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 14: Base Camp - Island Peak Summit 6,189m – Base Camp 5,000m

Our start for the summit today is really early, almost right after the middle of the night. With the help of flash light and expert guidance of our guide, we follow the sandy first and then rocky trail that leads us up towards the summit. After struggling at the rocky path for few hours, we reach the snow slope and summit gully where we need some technical activities to do. With the help of fixed ropes, we eventually summit the 6,189 meters high Island Peak. The summit provides excellent views of mountain peaks around including Lhotse, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. After spending beautiful moments at the top, we start the descent back to the base camp. It will be a strenuous effort of about 10-12 hours to reach the summit and come back down to the base camp.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 15: Contingency Day

This day is an extra day to make up any possible delays or obstacles on the summit push. If we do not need this contingency day, we will trek to Pangboche today.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 16: Island Peak Base Camp – Pangboche 3,985m

In case of the use of contingency day, we are trekking to Pangboche village today. We trek past Chhukung village; cross Imja Khola and then trek up to Pangboche. Once we reach Pangboche, we can laze around exploring the area.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 17: Pangboche – Namche (3,440m)

We will trek back to Namche bazar today. The trail descends towards the overnight destination and we reach Namche to find ourselves at the luxury in the mountains. We will take a relaxing time around and stay overnight here.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 18: Namche – Lukla (2,860m)

The walking adventure in the Everest region finally comes to the end today. On the last day of the trek, we trek all the way to Lukla along the Dudh Koshi River valley. We descend towards Lukla via Monjo and Phakding. It is a long day of walk but as it brings the trek to the end, we will take and enjoy it. A relaxing evening and overnight at Lukla today

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 19: Lukla – Kathmandu

We get ready to say good bye to the Everest region. The flight takes us back to Kathmandu with a lot of beautiful memories to cherish. Once we are in Kathmandu, we have the day at leisure simply to wander around and relax after the trekking adventure.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Day 20: Departure Day

We have come to the final day of the trip. The adventure to the Island Peak Climbing has brought you a wonderful experience and beautiful memories to treasure in life. We will drive you to the airport for your departure flight.

Accomodation:

Meals: B L D

Cost Include

Airport pickup and drop off service on your arrival and departure
3-star level hotel accommodation on twin sharing basis in Kathmandu
Simple lodge accommodation on the trekking
All breakfasts for the trip; all meals during the trek
Kathmandu – Lukla – Kathmandu flight ticket
All necessary permits for trekking and climbing
A professional trekking and climbing guide for the trip
Necessary number of porters for the trek
Climbing equipment
First aid kit
Guided Kathmandu sightseeing tour
wifi, simcard
snacks + tea break on the way
battery Charging
walking polls
Down Jacket and sleeping bags(rental bases)
duffel bags and maps
welcome and farewel dinner

Cost Exclude

International flight ticket
travel insurance
Nepal visa fees
Gratuities
All other expenses of personal nature and not mentioned in the “Includes” section

Trip Facts

Starts From
$ 2350.00 / Person

accommodation:	Hotel / Teahouse, camping
Height:	6150
Best Season:	Sep to Dec, Feb to May
Grade:	Moderate
Duration:	15
Activity:	Trekking, climbing
Transportation:	Plane, Private vehicle
Treks Type:	Sightseeing, Trekking, climbing
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