Lobuche West Peak Climbing - Everest base camp trekking 19 Days
Lobuche west peak Trip Profile
Lobuche west peak climbing combine Everest base camp trek & Lobuche west peak summit
16 days Hiking in Everest region & best view of Mt. Everest trekking
Lobuche west peak climbing is challenging trekking peaks in Everest region. Lobuche east peak is an attractive summit and offers various routes for climbing. The normal route for climbing is through South Ridge. Lobuche east peak consists of several small summits and the true summit requires climbing steep snow and ice slopes to the top from the summit ridge. Lobuche west peak climbing combine Everest base camp trekking & summit Lobuche west peak with beautiful Himalayan views of Everest region. Lobuche west peak technical peak climbing in Everst region and physical fitness required.
Lobuche west peak climbing commence from Lukla after 35 minutes flgiht from Kathmandu. Himalaya Journey Treks & Expedition climbing guide will follow Everest base camp trekking trails till Mt. Everest base camp kala pattar then return to Lobuche west peak base camp. We follow Everest base camp Trekking, route up to Pheriche and then trek to Dughla then Mt. Everest base camp then Lobuche west peak base camp will be set up at 4,950m. near a lake in a rocky hollow at the base of the glaciated South-West Face. The views of Amadablam, Cholaste, Thamserku, Kantega peak and Tawache peak are superb from here. We climb steep stone terraces and snow slopes just below the main glaciers on the South-West Face of Lobuche East. We climb steep snow and ice slopes using fix ropes and get access to the ridge overlooking Lobuche and the Khumbu Glacier where we fix the high camp.We follow the sharp snow ridge to the summit ridge. Then we follow the route to north-west towards the main summit passing several small snow bumps and reach a notch. Then we further climb steep and quite difficult snow slopes to the true summit. The peak can be climbed from East Face by climbing a dark pyramid of slabby rock and join the South Ridge to get to the summit.
- Trip Itinerary
- Required Equipments
- Cost, Includes & Excludes
- Tailor Made Trip
Lobuche West Peak Climbing Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu, Transfer to Hotel and Lobuche west peak climbing & Everest base camp trekking briefing with officially arrangments. Overnight at Kathmandu.
Day 02: After breakfast, sightseeing aruoun Kathmandu valley and prepartion for Lobuche west peak climbing, Overnight at Kathmandu.
Day 03: Fly to Lukla (2800m) and trek to Phakding (2640m). Overnight
Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3446m). Overnight in lodge.
Day 05: Trek to Tengboche Monastery ( 3867m). Overnight in lodge.
Day 06: Trek to Dingboche (4347m). Overnight in lodge.
Day 07: Trek to Lobuche (4900m). Overnight .
Day 08: Lobuche trek to Gorakshep (5180m), Lunch at Gorakshep then trek to Everest base camp and back to Gorakshep.
Day 09: Gorakshep trek to Kalapattar (5545m)for superb Himalayan scenery of Mt. Everest, Pumori, Nuptse, Ama dablam, Thamserku, Twawache peak etc , Lunch at Gorakshep then trek to Lobuche
Day 10: Lobuche trek to Lobuche west peak base camp and HJT climbing guide will teach you how to ascend, how to blay/fixed the rope , how to descend etc. overnight at Base camp.
Day 11: Early in the Morning HJT climbing guide will take for summit the Lobuche west peak and back to Lobuche west peak base camp.
Day 12: Trek to Lobuche
Day 13: Trek to Dingboche
Day 14: Trek to Tengboche
Day 15: Trek to Namche Bazaar
Day 16: Trek to Lukla
Day 17: Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu.Transfer to your hotel
Day 18: After breakfast, relaxing or shopping with own activities then in the evening farewell dinner in Nepalese restaurant, overnight at Kathmandu
Day 19: After breakfast, relaxing or shopping with own actiities then before three hours your international flight, our Himalaya Journey Treks and Expedition's airport reprensentative will drop to you Kathmandu International airport for onward journeys.
Lobuche west Peak Climbing Equipments
- Climbing boots
- Harness
- Crampons
- Ice axe
- Tapes/slings
- Karabiners
- Ice screws
- Snow bars
- Deadmen
- Rock pegs
- Crash hat
- Rucksack
- Day bag
- Kit bag
- Ascenders
- Descenders
- T-shirts
- Lip salve
- Long sleeved cotton/woolen shirts
- Wool long underwear
- Long cotton hiking shorts
- Warm climbing trousers
- Lightweight fleece
- Fleece/wool for climbing
- Down high altitude sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad (karrimat) or thermarest
- Light cotton athletic socks and wool climbing socks
- Lightweight thermal/insulated ski gloves
- Head torch/batteries/bulbs
- Water proof climbing jacket
- Down jacket/trousers/vest
- Climbing sunglasses
- Sun screen
- Sun hat
- gaiters
About trip cost:
Himalaya Journey Treks & Expedition arrange individual to large group as per demand either private or group join basis, with family or friends, Club, school, college, university, film shooting group and all the package trip price determined by group size. For more details please write us an e-mail.
Benefit /Advantage for Group Travelers:
HJT has mutual benefit for travelers who might have time travel in off season or traveling with groups as below mentioned discount offers:
Discount offer for Group leaders/ Travel operator:
- If you manage 5-9 people in a group will get 50 USD discount per person in total trip cost
- If you manage 10-15 people in a group will get 75 USD discount per person in total trip cost & group leader will get free trip
- If you manage 15- 24 people in a group will get 100 USD discount per person in total trip cost & group leader will get free trip
Discount offer for Winter & monsoon season:
- If you plan to travel in winter & monsoon season will get will get 75 USD discount per person in total trip cost. Similarly will get discount for group travelers & leader as benefit /advantage for Group travelers mentioned.
Service Includes:-
- Airport pick up and transfer to hotel
- two night hotel accommodation in Kathmandu on BB basis (two star category hotel ) as mentioned in itinerary
- Kathmanduu to Lukla / Lukla to Kathmandu both way flight ticket as mentioned in itinerary
- Climbing guide, trekking cook both way flight ticket
- Trekking accommodation in Tented camp.
- Experienced Climbing/Trekking guide.
- Trekking cook and kitchen helper
- Full board meal (veg. / non veg.) prepared by our expert cook who will prepare food entire the trekking/peak climbing ( Nepalese, Chinese , Indian, American , Tibetan dishes)
- Required Trekking porters who will carry your back pack, foods, climbing equipments and necessary trekking equipments during the trekking.
- Kitchen equipments , trekking equipments such as tents (two men tent, , kitchen tents, toilet tents etc), mattress,
- Three time meal during the trekking Breakfast, Lunch & diner
- Hot drinks such as tea, coffee, chocolate , juice etc.
- Desert /fruit after having diner as company provide
- Everest trekking permit (TIMS)
- Sagarmatha National park permit
- Peak climbing permit
- Peak climbing guide salary
- Peak climbing garbage deposit
- Peak climbing equipments such as Rope( both main and fixed rope) Snow bar, Snow ice screw etc.
- All cargo cost from Kathamndu to Lukla/ Lukla to Kathmandu
- One tour guide entire the tour as mentioned in itinerary
- Private car/ van/ Hiace/ Mini Bus/ Bus entire the tour as mentioned in itinerary
- Kathmandu valley guided sightseeing tour as mentioned itinerary
- All program as mentioned in itinerary
- Overland transportation
- Insurance for Nepalese staff. ( Trekking guide, and porters)
- Guide and porter fares and taxes.
- Government Tax and office service charge.
- Airport drop
Service Excludes:-
- Lunch & Dinner during Kathmandu stay
- Personal climbing equipments such as Harness, Jumper, carabina, Ice axe, (if you want to have all climbing gears from our company cost will add $135 per person, just let us know then will arrange accordingly)
- High risk medical insurance
- Alcoholic beverage and telephone calls
- Soft drinks such as cola, mineral water
- Nepal entry visa: you can obtain a visa easily upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu. (a multiple-entry tourist visa good for 30 days can be obtained by paying US $ 40 or equivalent foreign currency & two copy of passport size photo required.
- Emergency rescue evacuation if needed
- Purely personal nature expenses
- Tipping ( Tips)
Tailor made trip:
Himalaya Journey Treks and Expedition has general trip itinerary of relevant trip simply to reach the destination but can’t make guaranteed that trip itinerary will suite/ fit as per your holidays so let us know to design or modify, extend or combine for tailor made package trip in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan & India