Island Peak Climb from Chhukung (Group Tour)

You will be introduced with the guide and crew member of climbing arriving in Chhukung. Chhukung Valley is located under an incredible rock wall which links Nuptse to Lhotse.

From here, we will be having fabulous views of Amadablam (6,856m) which is also called the most photographed mountain in Nepal.

Today, we walk along the Imja Khola to Pareshaya Gyab. This is is a beautiful little place by a small lake that offers nice views of the Lhotse glacier and the Nuptse-Lhotse wall.

Once our camp is ready, we will be arrange our climbing equipment for the next day and rest.

Early in the morning, we will begin our climb to reach the summit. Ascending from the base camp, we will reach the Island Peak High Camp (5600m). From this point, we can see a semicircle view of cliffs that go up in the north such as Nuptse (7,879m), Lhotse Middle Peak (8,410m), Lhotse (8,501m) and Lhotse Shar (8,383m).

To the east, we will see the frozen waves of the Lhotse Shar Glacier above which towers the Cho Polu (6,734m). We will also witness the gigantic Makalu (8,475m).

From the south of the Imja glacier, we will be rewarded by Baruntse (7,720m) and Ama Dablam (6,856m).

Our trail will now get complicated once we reach the bed of the icefall located below the peak. In order to succeed, we must proceed with great caution, balancing the barrier to approach the rim leading to the summit.

After we reach the summit, we will be back to the Base Camp and continue trek to Chhukung.

We have set aside a day at the base camp in case of bad weather or other unforeseen delays.