Island Peak Climbing with Everest Base Camp and Gokyo

Island Peak, known as Imja Tse is a mountain located in the Khumbu region of the Himalayas in Eastern Nepal. The peak was entitled Island Peak in 1951 by Eric Shipton´s party since the peak looks like an Island in a sea of ice when it is seen from Dingboche. The peak was later in 1983 assigned the new name Imja Tse but Island Peak remains the popular choice. Island Peak is one of the most popular trekking peaks in Nepal.

Climbing Island Peak is an incredible experience for adventure trekkers, standing at 6,189 m. From the summit you'll be given spectacular views across the whole Khumbu Region. The summit also lies adjacent to the South Face of Lhotse, one of the world’s largest ice walls, and offers stunning views of beautiful Ama Dablam and Mt. Makalu as well.

The Island Peak climbing journey starts after a 1 hour flight from Kathmandu to the gateway of the Everest region, Lukla. We'll start with trekking to Namche Bazar and from there head towards Gokyo Valley where we'll be trekking up to Gokyo Ri, one of the best trekking view points in the Himalayas. From Gokyo we will also be crossing the Cho La Pass and head over towards Everest Base Camp, where we'll also be ascending up to the +5600 m viewpoint of Kala Patthar.

The fact that we are hiking up to Gokyo Ri, crossing Cho La Pass and also reaching up to Kala Patthar prior starting our climbing expedition from Chukung helps the acclimatisation tremendously. Climbing Island Peak will take 1 full day, including spending 1 night at Island Peak Base Camp at 5070 m.

We look forward to taking you on an adventure of a lifetime. Please see the day-by-day itinerary for further details.