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Island Peak climbing
Enter on a fantastic exploration with Island Peak climbing and trekking that takes you into the heartland of the Khumbu, Everest Base Camp (5,357m/17,575ft). Island Peak (6,189m/20,305ft) is one of the main climbing peaks in Everest Region with an inspiring and highly glaciated West Face that rises from the Lhotse Glacier. An ascent of Kala Pattar (5,545m/18,192ft), proves a good acclimatization hike and gives you glorious close-up views of the world's highest mountains including Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu and ascending one of the most popular peaks in the Everest region.
The mountain was named "Island Peak" in 1952 AD due to its remarkable location in the middle of the Chhukung valley, like an Island on a sea of ice. It was renamed "Imja Tse" in the early '80s, though its original name is still more popular. From the Base Camp, it may take two or more days to scale the peak depending on weather condition. Experience tells us that it is better to spend two nights at the base camp for acclimatization and training and then attempt the Island summit (6,189m/20,305ft) in one push directly from the Base Camp. The journey begins from and comes to wrapping up at one of the most famous airstrip in the world, the Lukla Airport in the Everest Region.
The 20-day Island Peak Climbing with Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary is actually designed for adventurers in quest of a challenging and "off the beaten path" climbing plus trekking experience crosses some of the most famous religious villages & peaks in the world. If you are energetic, physically fit. However, if you wish to climb one of most famous mountains in the world in just two weeks, we highly recommend you to try our 14-day Island Peak express Climbing itinerary. You may also be interested in some other AIT Peak Climbing itineraries: Mera Peak Climbing-17 days
The Climbing Group
For the Island Peak Climbing trip, there will be one climbing and trekking leader, assistant leader (4 trekkers: 1 junior guide) and Sherpa porters for luggage carrying (2 trekkers: 1 porter) and other helpers as per requirement for the climbing section. This arrangement ensures that should anybody in the group is ill; the trip can still go ahead as planned. We can run the Island Peak Climbing trip for at least a group of two, and include maximum of twelve people only, as we've found this to be the optimum size for a successful trip. However, if you'd like to make a group booking for more than Eight people together, we can arrange this too.
Health & Experience Required
Island Peak is not a complicated peak but you need good physical stamina for a long day effort while climbing it. You can climb Island peak without any prior climbing experience and skills of using climbing equipment but knowledge on using equipment and previous experience would be beneficial although not obligatory because a pre-ice climbing training is provided to you in Base Camp to make you expert on using climbing gears such as ropes, ice pick, harness, crampons. Island Peak climbing usually requires normally 5-6 hours of walking everyday and some days even 8-10 hours- such as in submitting day. We suggest you to get prepared with about 12 Km of walking or jugging exercise everyday before 3 months of your Island Peak trip because on choosing Island Peak trip, you are considering to walk in high altitude and remote area for many days and more than five hours most of the days. To join the Island Peak climbing trip with a good chance of success, you must have: Lots of strength of will, ability to accept harsh conditions, practical fitness and stamina with sound health. It is vital that participants with pre-existing medical problems or conditions make these known to Adventure International at the time of booking. Medical and evacuation expenses are the responsibility of the participant. It is also important that you consult your doctor for vaccination and other medical requirements for your trip. Adventure International Trekking company reserves the right to require a medical certificate prior to booking your trip.
A Typical day in Trekking and Climbing
Soon after first light your Sherpa wakes you up and offers you a cup of warm tea with a smile. After freshening and finishing up your tea, you will have heavy breakfast before setting off. After approximately 3 or more hours of hiking you take a break for lunch in a teahouse on the trail. Throughout the day, you will take frequent rest breaks and take time to admire and take pictures of the fascinating scenery. After a relaxing lunch, you typically spend around 2-3 hours or even more sometimes on the trail before reaching your teahouse/lodge. Once you arrive at your teahouse, you take a brief rest, shower, and have a light snack with tea or coffee. If you are so tending, you may take a short walk through the village and surrounding neighborhood. After checking into your room you have time to read or chat with fellow trekkers and your Adventure International crew. Following a warm dinner in a cozy dining hall your trek leader briefs you on the next day`s itinerary. You place your order for breakfast which allows your guide to have everything ready for you for the next morning. Extra time can be spent reading, enjoying some drinks or playing games. Adventure International crew loves to teach various Nepali card games as well as learning new Western games. Finally, it`s off to bed for a well earned night`s rest before starting all over again the next day.
Your schedule of climbing day (esp., summit day) is different than other days. Your crew will wake up around 1 am to prepare. They prepare breakfast and pack some food for lunch. You also should wake up around 2-3 am and will have an early breakfast. After packing and putting on the gears, you set on for the journey to summit. After summiting, you get back to your camp where the cook and helpers prepare food for you. You will find the food more delicious today after the toughest day of your adventure. You get back to sleep very tranquilly as you strike goal of your adventure today. Your safety is our paramount concern. Our summit record, please watch this small documentary.
Travel Insurance
It is a condition of joining any of our trips that be protected against comprehensive expenses potential to incur due to medical issues or accidents (to include air ambulance, helicopter rescue, and treatment costs). Please be noted that we don't arrange or sell insurance.
Accommodations
Accommodations are included in the trip cost and AIT has chosen the deluxe accommodation for 3 nights in Kathmandu and 15/16 nights in comfortable teahouse/lodge, and 2-3 nights in two-men camping tent. We provide normal rooms in teahouses/lodges of most of the places in mountain only have shared washing and toilet facilities. To sleep in tent, 4-season sleeping bag and foam mattress will be provided. We maintain standard comfort in every matter based on the enforceable conditions such as weather calamities. In climbing section, toilet facilities will be provided with necessary natural preservation. If you are a solo traveler, you will share a room/tent with someone else of same sex of your group
Meals
During your Island Peak climbing trip, you can enjoy typical Nepali food, different ethnic cuisines as well as all types of international cuisine (Tibetan, Continental, Italian, Indian, etc.) from pizza and Chips to apple pie. You can even enjoy hot chocolates, variety of breads, variety of drinks, and snacks. Breakfast of a day will be provided from the teahouse/lodge menu where you spent your night. Lunch will be served on the way to destination, dinner and breakfast in the teahouse/lodge where you will spend the night. During climbing session, a freshly cooked hygienic food or a packed food (as per condition) will be provided. A welcome dinner, a farewell dinner and breakfasts will be provided during your stay in Kathmandu.
Acclimatization
Our Island Peak Climbing with Everest Base Camp Trek itinerary is planned with a high degree of awareness of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). Going higher too fast causes a medical condition serious enough to kill. The higher the altitude the less oxygen there is in the air. For example, on the high camp & at summit, there is 50% less oxygen than at sea level. Your body needs many days to adapt to this less-oxygen environment. Our itineraries generally allow sufficient time to acclimatize. So for a safe trek and climb, it is absolutely essential to allow sufficient time for acclimatization. Sensible planning is therefore required to minimize the risk of AMS. We advise specially the guest(s) with known heart, lungs or blood diseases to consult their doctor before traveling. Mild headaches, fever, loss of appetite or stomach disorder are symptoms of AMS.
Leader(s) & Staff Arrangements
The most significant thing that makes your Island Peak Climbing with Everest Base Camp trek Trip successful, enjoyable and memorable is the expert, experienced, courteous and helpful trek and climb leader and the crew members who have ability of operating your days in the mountain smoothly. Your trip will be led by the best and most professional leaders. All of our trekking/climbing leaders are carefully selected on the basis of their appropriate experience, leadership skills and personal aptitude. With an objective of sustaining local communities Adventure International Trekking employs Nepalese staffs who have plenty of knowledgeable about culture, flora and fauna, geography, and history of Nepal. Trek/climb leaders of AIT are also trained with following trainings to make them educated on potential medical issues during their trek, biodiversity and environmental issues, English language, etc:
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Intensive Wilderness First Aid - KEEP (Kathmandu Environmental Educational Project)
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Trekking Guide Training - Nepal Government's Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation department of Hotel Management and Tourism Training Centre of Nepal
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Eco Trekking Workshop & Adventure Meet - TAAN (Trekking Agents Association Of Nepal)
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English Language - KEEP(Kathmandu environment education project)
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Conservation and Biodiversity - KEEP
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Rock climbing, Ice Climbing and Mountaineering - Nepal Mountaineering Association
Our Trekking and climbing Leaders obviously speak English sufficient enough to communicate but please consider this is not our mother language. The guides and porters know the routes and locality like the back of their hand, they practice the local culture themselves and they are extremely passionate about their country and its cultural aspects.
Porter Care:
Though often overlooked, it's no overstatement to say the entire trekking and expedition industry in Nepal is built on the back of hard working local porters. It is their tireless efforts carrying supplies, equipment and baggage that make journeying to these remote areas possible. So it's very unfortunate that they have endured a history of exploitation and abuse at the hands of the industry. In an effort to struggle this, we are firmly committed to porter rights. We ensure all our porters are well treated, well paid and we provide the level of shelter, clothing and footwear that these harsh environments demand. Porters who become sick are treated with the same care and attention as other team members and we have previously used helicopters - at our expense - to rescue porters from dangerous situations. We support the work of the International Porter Protection Group (IPPG), making our resources available to them to help improve the working conditions of the porters. (International Porters Progress Group)
Responsible Tourism Practice:
Himalayan Region of Nepal is stunningly beautiful, but equally fragile. Future generations have just as much of right to appreciate it as we do. So, the tourism industry has an obligation to protect and preserve it. We employ a 'zero impact' policy on the natural environment
Best Season
Best Time for Island Peak Climbing
The best months for Island Peak Climbing trip with Everest Base Camp Trek are Spring (Mid March to May) and Autumn (Mid September to November) although Island peak can be climbed during the months of December, January and February according to snow falling stage.
Equipments & Packing List
While packing for “Island Peak Climbing with Everest Base Camp ”certain gears are essential to be considered.
Please see below for the comprehensive packing list for this trip.
AIT Sugesst Climbing Equipments Lists included trekking equipments
List of equipment for trekking
Lightweight walking boots, spare laces, Sleeping bag and down Jacket
A rain proof jacket with hood or Punchoo, 2 pairs of loose fitting long shorts/skirts
2 pairs of thin and of thick woolen socks, 2 cotton T-shirts, One pair of sandals socks
Personal medical supplies (first aid kits), Flash light, Toiletries with towels, Sunglasses
Suntan lotion, 2Lt. Water bottle, Day-pack, Rucksack, Iodine tablet for water purification
Sun-hat, And Things of your personal interest.
List of additional equipment for climbing
Seat Harness, Jumar, Helmet l Altimeter, Ice Axe, Crampon
Ice-screw, Gaiters, Locked l unlocked carabiner
Climbing boots, Pocket knife l Wollen gloves,Wollen hat
Gloves (gore tex fabrics) l Snow bar ,Wollen socks
Windproof jacket, Head lamp l Windproof pant, Rope
Snow goggles(UV factor) l Sun cream(UV protection)
Rain gear & Ice hammer
You can also hire(rent) all the above mentioned climbing equipment from here in Kathmandu. Our climbing guide will help you to go one of the equipment stores and select necessary equipment.
More Information About Peak climbing in Nepal
Nepal peak climbing is challenge adventure package in Himalayan country of Nepal. After successfully climbed the Mt. Everest by Tenzing Norgey sherpa and sir Edmund Hilary, Many mountain climbers / adventure seekers climbing the Nepal trekking peaks. Nepal having 1310 Himalayan peaks over 6000 meters offers joys of mountaineering in Nepal which can be combined with the pleasure of Trekking & Expedition. We organize Trekking, peak climbing, Mountaineering, Expedition on the major trekking peaks in Nepal opened by Nepal mountaineering Association. Mountaineering beginners can enjoy trekking with a combination of peak climbing mainly in Everest, Annapurna and Langtang regions. The most popular trekking peaks in Nepal are Island Peak, Mera Peak, Lobuche East Peak, Lobuche west peak, Tawache peak, Kwangde peak, Cho la peak/Cholaste, peak & Pokalde Peak, in Everest region, Naya kanga Peak, Yala peak in Langtang region and Pisang Peak, Singuchuli Peak, Tharpu Chuli Peak, Tent peak, Chulu east peak, Chulu west peak, Thorung peak, Thapa peak, Dhampus peak, Tilicho peak, Hunchuli in Annapurna region. Being a member of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Himalaya Journey Treks & Expedition also organizes peak climbing to our valued customers according to their demands. The government of Nepal has authorized the Nepal Mountaineering Association to issue permit for Group “A” 15 peaks and Group “B” 18 trekking peaks ranges in the Everest region, Langtang region, Annapurna region and other trekking region of Nepal. Read more...
The most impressive things that I can noticed about Adventure International, all trekkers get maximum flexibility to design portions of the trip to outfit being desires. For example: when I was the only one in my group. 
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