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. 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.

Height: 6119M
Region: Khumbu Himal Sagarmatha
Best Season: Spring is the best but Autumn is good.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel
Day 02: Preparing permit and briefing
Day 03: Fly to Lukla 2800m. & Trek to Phakding 2610m.
Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazzar 3440m.
Day 05: Acclimatization/Day hiking
Day 06: Trek to Thyangboche 3800m.
Day 07: Trek to Periche 4200m.
Day 08: Pheriche rest for acclimatization
Day 09: Trek to Lobuche 4900m.
Day 10: Trek to Kala Pathar 5545m. and back to Lobuche
Day 11: Lobuche Base Camp 4200m.
Day 12-13: Acclimatization at Base Camp
Day 14: Make High Camp 5200m. Approx.
Day 15: Summit to Lobuche 6119m. & Back to Lobuche
Day 16: Lobuche Base Camp - Dingboche
Day 17: Dingoche - Thyangboche
Day 18: Thyanboche - Namche
Day 19: Namache - Phakding
Day 20: Phakding - Lukla
Day 21: Lukla - Kathmandu
Day 22-23-24: Kathmandu
Day 25: Final departure

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