Lobuche Peak Climbing

Lobuche peak is an attractive summit, there exist two distinct summits to Lobuche peak: Lobuche east (6119m) and Lobuche west (6145m). All Mountaineers climbing Lobuche East peak every year, Mountaineering in a professional and committed manner Lobuche East peak is one of the popular trekking peaks in Nepal. Although they are connected by a continuous ridge there is a sharp gap and a considerable distance between them. Offering a variety of existing routes and 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 and icy skyline. This skyline forms the south ridges, the junction of the east faces 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 the east faces through several small summits to the east peak.

For the Lobuche peak you follow Everest Base Camp trekking route Lukla, Namche bazaar, Thyanboche and up to Pheriche and then trek to Thugla. The base camp will be set up at 4,950m, near a lake in a rocky hollow at the base of the glaciated South-West Face. The views of Amadablam, Cholaste, Thamserku, Kantega peak and Tawache peak are superb view from here. You climb steep stone terraces and snow slopes just below the main glaciers on the South-West Face of Lobuche East. You climb steep snow and ice slopes using fix ropes and get access to the ridge overlooking Lobuche and the Khumbu Glacier where we fix the high camp. You follow the sharp snow ridge to the summit ridge.