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Island Peak |
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Destination : |
Imsa Tse / Island Peak (6189m.) |
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Grade Size : |
Min - 1 |
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Min. altitude : |
2834 m. |
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Max. altitude : |
6189 m. |
• Season : |
Spring & Autumn |
• Transportation |
Airplane |
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Duration : |
18 Days |
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Entry : |
Lukla |
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Exit : |
Lukla |
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Imse
Tse peak is more popularly known by the name of Island
peak. Eric Shipton's party named island in 1953, as the
peak resembles an island in a sea of ice when viewed
from Dingboche. Later in 1983, the peak was renamed as
Imjatse.
Island was first climbed in 1953 by a British expedition
team as training for ascending Mt. Everest. The peak is
a part of the south ridge of Lhotse Shar and the main
lands forms a semicircle of cliffs that rise to the
north of the summits of Nuptse, Lhotse, and Lhotse Shar.
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Itinerary in Detail |
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Day 01 : |
Arrival at Kathmandu. |
Day 02 : |
Stay in Kathmandu for the official procedure |
Day 03 : |
Fly KTM/LUKLA (2,834 m) & trek to Phakding
(2,611 m) |
Day 04 : |
Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,440 m) |
Day 05 : |
Trek to Khumjung (3,790 m) |
Day 06 : |
Trek to Tengboche (3,867 m) |
Day
07 : |
Trek to Dingboche (4,343 m) |
Day 08 : |
Trek to Chhukung (4,730 m) |
Day 09 : |
Island Peak base camp |
Day
10 : |
Island Peak High camp (5,600 m) |
Day 11 : |
Island Peak Summit (6,189 m) back to base
camp. |
Day 12 : |
Trek to Pangboche (3,901 m) |
Day 13 : |
Trek to Khumjung (3,790 m) |
Day 14 : |
Trek to Phakding |
Day 15 : |
Trek to Lukla |
Day
16 : |
Fly Lukla to Kathmandu |
Day 17 : |
Rest at Kathmandu |
Day 18 : |
Departure on your own destination |
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Picture of Island Peak |
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Peak Climbing in Nepal |
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