Lobuche Peak Climbing  

• Valid Passport (in case some place you need it).
• Debit/Credit Cards (For your own safety).
• PP Size Photo (2 Pieces) (need for the permits).
• Insurance paper and contact address (need for the rescues).
• Family members / company’s contact address.

• Small First Aid Kid – Include first aid medicines, Bandage, Ibuprofen, Blister tape, personal medications, etc.
• Medications and prescriptions – Bring antibiotics painkiller tablets, and altitude medicine such as Diamox.

• Sun Cap: to protect sun burn during the day trip.
• Warm Hat: need for the high altitude to avoid cold.
• Neck Gaiter (Scarf): protect your neck to keep warm.
• Head lamps: For hiking to Kalapathar and summit day.

• Normal Socks (3–4Pairs)
• Warm Socks (2–3Pairs)
• Trekking Shoes: Comfortable to hikes/ Trekking.
• Climbing shoes:
• Sports Shoes: for the evening.
• All the climbing gear.

• Sunglasses: important to protect your eye.
• Eye drop: better to have one sometimes need it

• Thin Fleece glove a pair: keep your hand warm.
• Wind Stopper glove a pair.
• Warm climbing gloves a pair.
• Altimeter: useful to check the altitude.
• Walking Stick:its helps a lot on the trekking while walking ups and down

• Day Bag Maximum 35L for during the day hike.
• Duffle Bag 40 L -60 L waterproof would be better.

Toilet and daily used things:

• Hand sanitizer: to clean your hand.
• Toilet Paper and Wet Tissue, it needed.
• Toothbrush: it is daily used things.
• Soap and Shampoos: you need every day in the mountain.
• Towel: important to have one.

• Thermal Top Base Layer (2-3 pieces).
• Fleece Jacket (1 Piece).
• Gore Tex/ windproof Jacket (1 Piece).
• Warm Jacket (1-2 Piece).
• Insulated Down Jacket (1 Piece).
• Cotton T-Shirt (4–5Pieces).
• T-shirt – Sport- quick dry and breathable (2–3/Pieces).

• Thermal Layer (2Piece)
• Fleece Trouser (2piece)
• Light Trekking Pant (1-2 pieces)
• Quick dry Trekking Pants (1-2 Pairs)
• Half pants (1 Piece)
• Under Wear (3–4 pieces)

• Pocket Knife (Swiss): travelling knife is must important.
• Umbrella / Raincoat: if it is rain would be useful.
• Nail Cutter: in the mountain most useful.
• Altimeter Watch:to discover altitude.
• Power Bank :in the remote area, must needed
• Camera: your future memories.

Water Drinking bottle.

Best warm Sleeping Bag.

Anytime anyone can affect altitude sickness above the elevation of 3000m. There are no medicine to recover altitude sickness. So only the best idea how to prevention. Here are some tips to avoid altitude sickness.

• walk slowly above the 3000m altitude.
• Eat and drink plenty.
• Stop smoking and alcohole.
• Eat hygienic food instead of junk food.
• Take a proper acclimatization.
• Walk high altitude and sleep at low elevation.
• Don’t sleep at the daytime.
• Use more side hikes after the arriving place.
• Pack a Diamox for the emergency case.

Lobuche peak is 6,119m altitude, to climb this peak require excellence physical fitness and basic climbing skills. Before to go Lobuche peak at least do some training to walk high altitude, if possible, try to wall climbing training so you will have some knowledge for safety features and rope knowledge. For the acclimatization We will doing here first Everest base camp trek before climbing Lobuche peak, that’s our experience.

Internet and charging availability in The Everest Base camp trek and Lobuche peak climbing:

Internet possibility: Poor internet available in most of the teahouses in the Everest base camp trek. There are possibility Everest link internet where you can by a card and directly connect but the quality is very poor.

Charging possibility: during the Everest base camp trails possible to charging but you have to pay for it. Most of the high elevation only charging from solour power. Charging cost about $3 – $5 each device.

Trek difficulty: trekking to Everest Base camp Nepal is moderate to challenging to hike Kalapathar 5550m and Base camp 5350m. every day about 5-7 hours walking. During the end of autumn is very cold weather makes challenging.

Climbing difficulty: To climb Lobuche peak is challenging. 6119m gaining is not a easy, need basic climbing training. Require using ropes and crompons in the ice. Climbing Guides helping you to assistance but if you have some knowledge, it is extra to be success push the summit of Lobuche Peak.

There are both by road and by flight possible to get Everest/ Khumbu valley region trek. From flight to Lukla and start our trek and similarly drive by Jeep to Surke and start trek. Surke is not so different then Lukla it is just 2 hours walking time. Alternative of Lukla flight is only one Jeep drive.

To get in Lukla flight is about 30 minutes. Drive by jeep to Surke about 345 km, 70km off-road in the mountain takes about 15 – 19 hours drive take 2 days.

The best to climbing Labuche peak is Spring (march to May) and autumn (September to November) season. This season normally pleasant, clear and stable weather, so high chance to make summit Lobuche peak and best panoramic views from the top and Kalapathar.

We Ascend Hikes organizing a best way to push summit of Lobuche Peak 6119m, 15 Days Itinerary full-board package costing as:

For 1 Person Complete 14 days Climb usd $ 2795/-

For 2 Person Complete 14 days Climb usd $ 2175/-

For 3 Person Complete 14 days Climb usd $ 2075/-

For 4 Person Complete 14 days Climb usd $ 1975/-

For 5 Person Complete 14 days Climb usd $ 1950/-

For 6 and 6+ person complete 12 days trek usd $ 1930/