Everest Region
3 PEAKS IN KHUMBU
Altitude 6654m. |  |  |
| It was a great trek and climb organized by Sherpa Shangri-La. Everything worked better than a clock. It's a miracle for us that we got on the flight. You are amazing! |
Vaisey Bramley, United Kingdom |
is a highly active expedition giving the chance to climbing three peaks in the Everest region, or simply trek between their base camps in remote areas of the Khumbu. It provides an opportunity to climb in the shadow of the world's highest mountains while taking in one of the most famous treks in the Himalaya.
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| In brief, we trek up the Everest Trail to a base camp in a secluded valley opposite Ama Dablam. Here we acclimatize and practice mountaineering techniques, while climbing Pokalde & Kongma Tse before trekking up the Imja valley to climb Island Peak. From Island Peak, we retrace our steps back down the Imja valley to Dingboche where we drop back down into the Khumbu valley and return to Lukla. |
| Should you wish to shorten the 28 day itinerary then The Island Peak option can be missed out (days 18 - 21) allowing people to return to Kathmandu early & still enjoy a 24 day trip to Nepal. Our three main climbing objectives are - |
| Pokalde is the 'warm-up' summit and involves mostly mixed terrain of rock and snow, with a straightforward snow climb as far as the summit rocks. An awkward section right at the top involves some scrambling. |
| Formerly called Mehra Peak, Kongma Tse stands above the Khumbu Glacier. It is one of several summits that make up the long southwest ridge of Nuptse carved out between the Khumbu and Nuptse Glaciers. The views of the massive south face of Nuptse, Pumori to the north and the Lho La are simply spectacular from the summit |
| We climb the South Ridge, which involves grade 1 scrambling up a gully and easy rock to a glacier. We cross this, negotiating some crevasses to a final steep (40°) snow slope (100m) leading to the summit ridge. This can be corniced and leads in about three rope lengths to the summit. There are superb views of the south face of Lhotse, Baruntse and Ama Dablam. |
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