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Island peak (6,000m) climbing is one of the classic Himalayan expeditions. It is an incorporated trekking into the Khumbu region. It is also a legendary mountaineering route, great hospitality of Sherpa community and unbeatable mountain views.
Trip Description:
We begin our expedition via flight to the small mountain airstrip to Lukla, the heart of the Khumbu region, lies at 6,189m height. Imja Tse is also located at the head of the Imja Khola valley, which is surrounded by a sea of ice in the eastern Khumbu. The view of the summit namely, Nuptse (7,879m), Lhotse (8,501m), Lhotse middle Peak (8,410m) and Lhotse Shar (8,383m) semi circled from the north to the east. The Makalu (8,875m) towers is another the most amazing Himalaya in the region which you many not feel at anywhere in the world.
If we are at Namche, we need to stay 1 or 2 days for acclimatization and then we follow the classic Everest trail along with the Dudh Khosi, and the Imja Khola. We come to pass many Sherpa villages, monasteries and temples while head on through forest of rhododendron and dwarf firs until we reach the alpine meadows above the tree line. Having plenty of acclimatization, we make our way steadily in a northern direction to the Khumbu glacier and our first destination we reach is the "Kala Pattar". No doubt, we have supreme views of Mt Everest from here and build up strength for the second leg of our journey.
Subsequently, we began our journey down to the Khumbu glacier and beyond the Dingboche and we rejoin the Imja Khola and head on to the east and at last we reach to the base camp near Pareshaya Gyab (5,070m). We also can summit Imja Tse and return comfortably in a day. We spend next few days exploring this remote corner of Sagamartha National Park, establishing a high camp at 5,640m, then we prepare for the highlight of the trip, using crampons and ropes, we climb snow slopes and cross glaciers on our final push to the summit. Finally, we climb up to the summit and standing on the summit we have spectacular views. Then, we begin to descend back down to Namche Bazaar and head on to the airstrip at Lukla.
