Everest region is not just popular for trekking routes but also offers enthralling opportunities to go for peak climbing to the massive peaks like Ama Dablam, Island Peak, and Mera Peak. Significantly, Trekking Guide Team Adventure arranges Island Peak climb with Everest base camp trek which allows you to ascend up to the most popular Island peak which is also known as Imja Tse lying at the height of 6,160m.
This Island Peak Climb With Everest Base Camp Trek option return presents the delight of adventurous souls with more magnificent peak views, lush wooded valleys, and opportunities to learn about the rural life of Nepalese.
Overview of the 21 Days Island Peak Climb With Everest Base Camp Trek
To begin 21 Days Island Peak Climb with Everest Base Camp Trek, we will fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding located at the height of 2640m. After walking for some hours from Phakding, we will reach at the entrance gate of Sagarmatha National Park in Manjo.
Here we can spot a lot of wild lives, birds as well as plants. We will then reach Namche which is a thriving trading town and the center of the Everest Region. Trekking to Tengboche set at the height of 3876m.
We will be arrested by the views of Lhotse, Mt. Everest, Nuptse, Thamserku, and Kwangde peak. Likewise, while trekking to Lobuche, we will see the astonishing vistas of Tawoche, Pumori, Cholatse, Lobuche, Ama Dablam, and Mt. Makalu lying to the east.
Then, one of the awaited days of the trek arrives i.e. reaching Everest base Camp walking beside the Khumbu Glacier which lies at the elevation of 5360m. Also, we will traverse Kongma La Pass lying at the height of 5,535m where the immense vistas of Island peak valley, as well as Amphu Lapcha edge, will enthrall.
Another most important part of the trek is climbing Island peak. Firstly, we will trek to Island Peak Base Camp that lies at the elevation of 5,200m. After that, the next day we will trek to the High Camp at the height of 5600m.
A way up to High Camp has an incline with a narrow path that enters a vertical rock passage. Then, finally will ascend to the summit of Island peak located at the altitude of 6189m. At the summit, we will get pleasure from the panoramic and astonishing views of the gigantic peaks including Everest, Lhotse, Makalu.
Island Peak was first climbed by the Swiss team in 1956, then thousands of climbers have climbed this peak. Island peak actually gets its name from its appearance similar to an island in a frozen belt at Imjatse valley. It is set on top of the Chhukung glacier between Lhotse and Ama Dablam mountains.
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