lobuche peak overview:

Elevation: 6,119m (20,062ft)

Location: Khumbu region

Coordinates: 27°57'29"N 86°47'29"E

First Ascent: Laurice Nielson and Ang Gyalzen Sherpa; 25 April 1984

Climbing Season: spring (April, May) and autumn (October, November)

Expedition duration: 19 days (typically)

Climbing duration: 2 days (typically)

Group Size: 02-12 Person

GPS Coordinates:

Lobuche village: 27°56'54"N 86°48'38"E

Lobuche East BC: 27°56'37"N 86°47'31"E

False Summit: 27°57'24"N 86°47'36"E

Lobuche East Summit: 27°57'29"N 86°47'29"E

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Fixed Departure Peak Climbing Autumn 2013

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Lobuche East Peak Climbing (6145m)- Autumn 2013

Lobuche Peak (6145m) is not far from the Mt. Everest. It is few kilometers nearer to the way of Mt. Everest the world’s highest mountain. Lobuche has two different Peaks named Lobuche East and Lobuche West. Both the peaks are situated just above the Lobuche Village of Khumbu Area/ The Everest Region. After 7 days including acclimatization of two days trekking from Lukla you can reach in Lobuche Village from where you need to walk about five hours to approach in the Lobuche Base Camp. The two different summits of Lobuche Peak are with the altitude of Lobuche East Peak (6119m) and Lobuche West Peak (6145m).

As the route of Lobuche Peak climbing starts from Lobuche village via South bear and South Ridge, both the Peaks of Lobuche are dramatic and very similar in geometry, forming three-ridged pyramid on each. They dominate the view from the Everest Base Camp trek while approaching Lobuche village located at the base of the Southeast shoulder of the Lobuche East Peak. The South and Southeast Ridges form a typical rock triangle extending to the Khumbu Glacier sideways moraine and easily identifiable from the trek and in particularly from the hill with stone memorials.

After a short 35 minutes spectacular flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and follows through colorful Khumbu Area’s Sherpa villages. Namche Bazaar, the famous ancient trading post between Nepal and Tibet; Tyangboche with significant Buddhist monastery set in the backdrop of classic Lhotse view; Pangboche the highest Sherpa village; and Dingboche the gateway to Island Peak are the villages passes the trekking trail for the Lobuche Peak Climbing. Walking up to, Gorak Shep village (5125m) added as part of acclimatization sequence for the Peak Climbers, Kalapattar (5540m) a satellite peak of Pumori for a classic view of Mt. Everest and the Khumbu Icefall and from Gorak Shep to take a hike to visit the Everest Base Camp. With these acclimatization qualifications, we walk back to Lobuche village and trek to the Lobuche East Base Camp (5200m). We will allow two days for acclimatization here again and the climb along the South Ridge to the summit (6119m). The views from the Base Camp and climbing route are superb on Amadablam, Pumori, and Everest and from the summit we will have 360deg classic Himalayan panorama on many significant Himalayan peaks of Khumbu region, major Himalayan glaciers and alpine lakes of Sagarmatha National Park.

Snowy Horizon Treks offers full board package for these Lobuche Peaks Climbing as a Classic adventure, which includes climbing permit from NMA, and all other necessary logistics form arrival up to departure from Kathmandu. We operate both Individual and Group Joining packages for this Lobuche Peak Climbing in coming autumn 2012 for which you can consider the below mentioned dates and schedule. Hence, we are happy to invite the climbers requiring full board service for the Lobuche Peak climbing autumn 2012. Our service includes the proper maps of the trekking and climbing route, hygienic high altitude food cooked freshly by our experienced cooks, experienced and professional trekking and climbing Sherpas and guides, sufficient and quality logistics, properly arranged arrival and departure transfers, well managed accommodation and tours to Kathmandu valley.

Our Lobuche Peak Climbing Services

In the Base Camp: Snowy Horizon Treks & Expedition provides very professional, helpful and friendly service from Kathmandu to the ABC as well as during the climb. Our objective is to provide a good quality, helpful, safe, friendly, stress free and comprehensive service to maximize summit opportunity.
In the Base camp our cooks and helpers will prepare and serve three delicious freshly cooked and plentiful meals a day and will ensure that hot and cold drinks are available 24hrs a day. In the Base Camp we provide spacious expedition quality personal tents for all our clients both with full board or base-camp service only. In the base camp we also provide dining tent, kitchen tent, toilet facilities and portable shower facilities and tent accommodation for our staff.
In the Base Camp we provide access to communication including satellite telephone and internet access, solar panels to charge your batteries and UHF/VHF hand held radios on the mountain to maintain communications between ABC and high camps.
Our Leader and camp manager as well as climbing Sherpas have an extensive experience of multiple Everest climbs. They will ensure cooperation with other companies and Base Camp organization. The Base Camp is a cooperative to ensure contribution from all operators to the task of route fixing and to ensure the safety of climbers from ABC to the summit.
Full Board: For our full board climbers we set up intermediate facility at camp 2 (6750m); this will include personal tents for full board clients, kitchen and dining tents and the toilet facility. We provide a personal climbing Sherpa guide to help the clients to reach the summit. Personal climbing Sherpa will set up camp 1, 2 o three as necessary including food provisions, fuel and oxygen and will guide and assist the client on the summit day. We provide the climbing Sherpa with appropriate radio communication to the climbing route.

Approach to Base Camp

The approach trek starts in Lukla after 35mins spectacular flight from Kathmandu, which by itself is a treat of Himalayan panoramas. From Lukla we descend to Phakding village and then follow through Khumbu villages to Monje, first village inside the Sagarmatha NP to Namche Bazaar (3440m), where we have our first accimatization rest. We will have opportunity to visit the famous Everest View Hotel in Khumjung as well Hillary and Sherpa museums in Namche.
From Nanche we continue through Tengboche (3860m) with significant Buddhist monastery set in the classic Himalayan backdrop of Lhotse South face and to Pheriche (4240m), Lobuche ((4910m) and Gorak Shep (5125m). In Gorak Shep we get acclimatization for our climb by hiking to the Kalapattar (5540m), the satellite summit of Pumori with a classic vista on Everest. We also walk to the Everest base Camp (5364m).
With solid acclimatization we will return to Lobuche and trek to the Lobuche East Base Camp (5200m)

Lobuche East Climbing Routes

The Lobuche East Base Camp (5200m) is located on the small lake at the base of small notch (260m) on the Southeast shoulder 2.2km from the Lobuche village. The trek is along the glacial moraine with the steepest climbing section 36deg/280m just before the camp.
The climb is executed directly from the Base camp along the shoulder for about 1km to the start of the South Ridge proper (5600m). It requires a hike on 36deg average slope and 400m of elevation gain.
Once on the ridge the average slope angle increases slightly to 45deg for 550m with elevation gain of 290m. At 5900m summit ridge is reached and climbing slope flattens to 35deg up to the false summit at 6000m. The summit is less then 300m from the false summit with only 100m of elevation gain.
The entire route is well protected including the summit Ridge. There is very little objective climbing danger. The entire route from the Base Camp is 2.1km with elevation gain of approximately 1000m.

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Lobuche East Peak Trek and Climbing Map

Itinerary A: Lobuche Peak Climbing - Autumn 2013

18Oct/Day 01: Arrival in the Kathmandu Airport, transfer to hotel.(1340M)

19Oct/Day 02: Rest day and last minute shopping in Kathmandu before departure.

20Oct/Day 03: Fly from Kathmandu to lukla (2840 m) and trek to Phakding, takes about four hour

21Oct/Day 04: Trek from Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3440m), this takes about Six hour

22Oct/Day 05: Namche Bazaar rest day, for Acclimatization trek to Everest view lodge (3800m) to seen view of Everest and other mountain ,Back to Namche Bazaar and visit Hilary and Sherpa museum.

23Oct/Day 06: Trek from Namche bazaar to Thame (3800m) which takes about five hours

24Oct/Day 07: Trek from Thame to Marulung(4150m)which takes about five hours

25Oct/Day 08: Trek from Marulung to arye (4460m) which takes about five hours

26Oct/Day 09: Arye rest day, for Acclimatization

27Oct/Day 10: Trek from arye to Lunag (5070 m) which takes about six hours

28Oct/Day 11: Trek from Lunag to Sumna (4910m) this takes about four hours

29Octo/Day 12: Trek from Sumna to Renjo Lake (5220m) this takes about five hours

30Oct/Day 13: Trek from Renjo la lake to Gokyo(5357m),after crossing Renjo La pass (5345 meter), this takes about five hours