Lobuche Peak Climbing

There are two distinct summits to Lobuje Peak - Lobuje East (6,119m/20,070ft) and Lobuje West (6,145m/20,161ft). Although they are connected by a continuous ridge there is a sharp gap and a considerable distance between them. Lobuje is an attractive summit, offering a variety of existing routes and a wide scope for new lines.

There are two distinct summits to Lobuje Peak - Lobuje East (6,119m/20,070ft) and Lobuje West (6,145m/20,161ft). Although they are connected by a continuous ridge there is a sharp gap and a considerable distance between them. 

Lobuje is an attractive summit, offering a variety of existing routes and a wide scope for new lines. Seen from near Pheriche, the dark triangle of its rocky East Face rises above the moraines of the Khumbu Glacier to an icy skyline. This skyline forms the South Ridge, the junction of the East Face with the glaciated South-West Face and the line of the normal route of ascent. This in turn leads to the summit ridge running north-west from the top of East Face through several small summits to the East Peak.

Lobuje East: The true East Peak is quite striking and is reached by descending into marked notch and climbing steep snow/ice slopes to the top. This is rarely climbed and is often mistaken for Lobuje West. Most attempts on the mountain climb the summit ridge only as far as subsidiary snow summit, before the notch, south-east of the true peak. The false summits east of the notch have been attained by numerous parties, but the first recorded ascent of the true Lobuje East seems to have been made by Laurence Nielson and Sherpa Ang Gyalzen on 25th April 1984.

Trip Itinerary :

Day 01 : Arrival to Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel.

Day 02 : A free day in Kathmandu.

Day 03 : Fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding.

Day 04 : Trek to Namche Bazar.

Day 05 : Rest day in Namche Bazar.

Day 06 : Trek to Thyangboche.

Day 07 : Trek to Dingboche.

Day 08 : Trek to Chhukung.

Day 09 : Camp at Lobuche.

Day 10 : Climbing Lobuche Peak and return to Base camp.

Day 11 : Climbing if incase for bad weather.

Day 12 : Trek to Gorakshep.

Day 13 : Gorakshep climb up to Kalapatthar Base camp.

Day 14 : Gorakshep back to Pheriche.

Day 15 : Trek to Thyangboche.

Day 16 : Trek to Khumjung.

Day 17 : Trek to Phakding.

Day 18 : Trek to Lukla.

Day 19 : Fly back to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

Day 20 : A free day in Kathmandu.

Day 21 : Departure Airport for international flight.