Lobuche Peak Climbing

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EBC Trek with Lobuche Peak Climbing
  • Duration 13 Days
  • Trip Grade Moderate
  • CountryNepal
  • Maximum Altitude 6145
  • Group Size 10
  • Starts Lukla
  • Ends Lukla
  • Activities Trekking
  • Best Time March-May, Septmeber-November

Lobuche East Peak Climbing from Lobuche: A Thrilling Adventure

Embark on an extraordinary Lobuche East Peak Climbing expedition at an altitude of 6119 meters above sea level. This journey offers spectacular views of Mount Everest, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Ama Dablam.

Highlights

  • Stunning journey to the peak of Lobuche Mountain at 6119 meters

  • Ideal peak climbing experience for acclimatizing and practicing for higher summits

  • Breath-taking views of Mount Everest, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Ama Dablam

  • A trek that follows the Everest Base Camp trail but focuses on Lobuche

  • Experience traditional Sherpa settlements and culture

  • Explore Gompas, monasteries, waterfalls, forests, and suspension bridges

  • One of the shortest peak climbing trails in Nepal with amazing vistas

Trek Overview

Lobuche East Peak Climbing from Lobuche is gaining popularity as more climbers discover the wonders of Nepal beyond the eight-thousanders. This 15-day trek takes climbers through the Everest Base Camp Trail starting from Lobuche and concluding at Thukla. If you're looking for a short, adventurous peak climbing experience in the Khumbu region, this itinerary is perfect.

Located at an altitude of 6119 meters and accessible via Dingboche, Lobuche Peak serves as an excellent acclimatization climb for higher peaks. The views from Lobuche East Peak span a range of majestic mountains, including Mount Everest.

What You Can Expect

Embark on a journey through Gompas, monasteries, waterfalls, lush forests, valleys, suspension bridges, and prayer flags. Starting from Lobuche, the trek follows the classic Everest Base Camp route, sharing the trails with trekkers heading to Everest Base Camp.

Although considered less technical, Lobuche East Peak presents a challenging climb that requires good fitness and basic mountaineering skills. With our experienced guides and comprehensive logistical support, trekkers are assured a well-organized and safe climbing experience.

Preparing for the Climb

Physical and mental preparation is essential for successful peak climbing. Here's what you should do:

  • Start with basic mountaineering training a few months before the expedition.

  • Engage in high-volume but low-intensity physical activities.

  • Research and understand the challenges of Lobuche East Peak.

  • Maintain a strong mindset and stay hydrated, warm, and active throughout the journey.

  • Ensure your gear and equipment are tested and in good condition.

  • Listen attentively to your guide's instructions.

Professional Support by Top of the World Adventure

Our Top of the World Adventure team provides comprehensive support, including experienced guides, necessary permits, accommodation, meals, and equipment rental, ensuring a seamless journey.

Lobuche Peak Climbing Itinerary

Starts from: Lukla Ends to: Lukla
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Our airport representative will be in Kathmandu international airport with your name card or our agency's name card. When confirmation of your arrival is done, you will drive from airport to Kathmandu hotel. After check in, you will be freshen up and go to visit agency office to collect flights tickets and other information. If you have missed to bring any trekking equipment then you can buy just next to hotel. You will have welcome dinner in the night and drop back to the hotel and overnight at Kathmandu hotel.

  • Max Altitude: 1300
  • Meals: Dinner
  • Accommodation: Hotel

Today you will start your 17 days trek with a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla (2,860 m) in the morning. If you are not taking guide from Kathmandu and like to take from Lukla airport, your guide will be there in airport with your name card. After 45 minutes, you will land in the runway. Then you will walk down to the Dudh Kosi river, where you will connect with the main path to Namche Bazaar. After moving all the way through the small area of Ghat (2550 m), you will soon arrive at our teahouse at Phakding.

  • Max Altitude: 2610
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

You will start your trekking from Phakding and walk across the river to trek all the way through the area of Rhododendron. Then you will go crossways to the Dudh Kosi at Benkar and take pleasure from the scenes of snow-topped mountains Kusum Kanguru (6,369 m), Thamserku (6,623 m.) and so on. Along the way you will have your permits check at Jorsalle. Then trekking becomes fairly difficult and includes a perpendicular climb to Namche Bazaar. After crossing one of the suspension bridges above the river, you will ascend to Namche Bazaar. Overnight at hotel in Namche Bazaar.

  • Max Altitude: 3440
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

Adaptation to harsh geography and high altitude is vital before further continuing the ascent to avoid altitude sickness and other unwelcomed illness. You’ll be taken for a one day hike through the beautiful villages of Khunde and Khumjung. After getting back at Everest view hotel, you can go have a look at the giant skull of so called mystical creature “Yeti”, in a monastery in the region. You can also savor a lovely pastry in the world’s highest bakery. On a fairly clear day, you would have breathtaking view on peaks such as Everest, Lhotse, AmaDablam among others. The view on mountains from Everest View Hotel, is also commendable. After a nourishing breakfast at hotel, you will endeavor an hour long climb to the Syangboche airstrip (3790m), from where you will steadily ascend towards Khundu. On your way up, you can see century’s old Chorten (stone Buddhist monuments).

  • Max Altitude: 3440
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

Our guide will then take you down through the Khumjung community and move to the major path to Everest. You will walk further to Trashinga and then move down to go across the Dudh Koshi at Phunke Tenga(3,250 m.). In the daytime, it is a wide and vertical ascend through Fir, Black juniper, Pine, Rhododendron forest and reach Tengboche monastery. Here we can see gigantic peaks like AmaDablam, Kangtega and Mount Everest. You will stay at teahouse in Tengboche.

  • Max Altitude: 3867
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

You will walk slightly down through the forest of Birch, Juniper, Fir and Rhododendron at Debuche. Here due to the elevation you will have to speed yourself all the way through the day. After passing the Imja Khola, the trail heads to Pangboche where you will be able see the beautiful mountain of Ama Dablam. Then your route is to climb all the way through unwrapped alpine hillsides prior to another crossing of the Imja Khola and reach Dingboche. And you will stay overnight at Dingboche teahouse lodge.

  • Max Altitude: 4410
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

Its 800m climb from the Pheriche to Nagarjun peak 5000m. It has some good views of the mountains including Mt. Makalu 5th higest mountain in the world. This hike help a lot for acclimatization. There are chances to see Snow leopard on the hike to Peak. Hike to Najurjun peak take about 3-4 hour to get the top and come down about one and half hour. Enjoy the view from the top and descend down to Dingboche. You will spend night at Local lodge.

  • Max Altitude: 4410
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

The trek to Lobuche is pleasant as you get closer and closer to the snow clad giants. It is a gradual climb. After a 45-60min hike you will reach Thukla. Here, you will make a stop for food and continue up to a flat area where several memorials dedicated to the climbers who died on Everest are erected. Then in another two hours, you will have climbed out of the valley and descended to the yak pastures at Lobuche. Tomorrow, you will hike to Everest Base Camp.

  • Max Altitude: 4940
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

This day you will start trek from Lobuche(4910m) towards Gorakshep(5170m), where you can find the nearest teahouse from EBC. You will get to Gorakshep at about lunch time. After having lunch, our guide will lead you to Everest Base Camp (5364 m), then return to Gorakshep for staying overnight as there are no teahouses in Everest Base Camp.

  • Max Altitude: 5170
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

You will notice when up in the base camp that the Everest is not completely visible. From Gorak Shep, you will walk down, up and up again to Kalapatthar. You will climb up to Kalapather either at sunrise or sunset. It will take 1 and half to 2 hours. All the effort is worth it as you will get the best view of Mount Everest, Nuptse and Changtse with a little of Lhotse from there. Then you will return to Gorakshep for food and descend to Lobuche. Overnight at Teahouse.

  • Max Altitude: 4940
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

Today you will start hiking from Lobuche to Lobuche high camp via Lobuche East Base Camp. Compare to the trekking part climbing part will be little difficult as you will have to use crumpens and other gears. Our guide will fix tent in high camp on appropriate place and our porter cook will make food in tented accommodation.

  • Max Altitude: 5600
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Tent

Today is the main highlight of the whole trek. You will climb the summit from east today. On reaching the top of the peak, you will realize the best taste of victory. From the peak, you will have beautiful view on mountains covered with snow. After spending some time at the peak, you will return back to the base camp. Then you will trek down to Pheriche.

  • Max Altitude: 4371
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

Just in case of bad weather or any health problem, you will use this day on the base camp or further down on the trail. Whenever you may need this buffer day. If you do not use your buffer day, you will finish one day earlier trekking. It can be useful in case of unstable weather condition for Lukla Kathmandu flight.

  • Max Altitude: 4371
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

Return journey is much easier as the walk drops heights every few hours, you will walk downhill with few short ups to Pangboche and then to a bridge with two hours climb to Tengboche. Stop for lunch in Tengboche, then continue to Namche Bazzar. Over night at Namche Bazaar.

  • Max Altitude: 3440
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Teahouse

The trail steeply goes down through Rhododendron and Pine forest to Jorasalle. It will take about two hours and another 5-hour walk to Lukla via Monju, Benkar, Phakding, Ghat Khola, Chaurikharka, Chheplung and arrival in Lukla and overnight at guest house.

  • Max Altitude: 2860
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Hotel

The day starts with early morning joyful flight from Lukla to Kathmandu and transfer to your hotel. During the day you will have rest after long journey in the Khumbu Himalaya and evening dinner with Nepali cultural show.

  • Max Altitude: 1300
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Accommodation: Hotel

And here you are done with your 18 days of journey in Nepal. And then as per your flight timings our staff will transfer you to Kathmandu airport for your international departure.

  • Max Altitude: 1300
  • Meals: Breakfast
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Route Map

Lobuche peak climbing route map

Lobuche Peak Climbing Cost Details

Includes

  • Airport arrival and departure by private vehicle

  • 2 nights at a 3-star hotel with breakfast

  • All necessary permits for the trek (National Park permit, Local permit)

  • 14 nights of mountain accommodation

  • Purified drinking water

  • Duffel bags

  • Government-licensed trekking guide

  • Transportation, accommodation, insurance, and salary of the guide

  • Farewell dinner at a Nepali restaurant before departure

  • Free luggage storage

  • Trekking completion certificate

  • Taxes and service charges

Excludes

  • Food and drinks

  • Porter service

  • Any type of flight

  • Travel Insurance

  • Trekking equipment

  • Tips for the guide/porter (tips are expected)

Add-ons and Options

Upgrade your Everest Base Camp experience with better accommodations and services. This add-on focuses on making your trek more comfortable and luxurious. 

  • Luxurious Upgrade: Better teahouses, gourmet meals, and porter service.
  • Dedicated Porter: Each trekker has a dedicated porter to carry their luggage, allowing for lighter daypacks.
  • Photography Focus: A photography guide goes along with the trek, offering advice and itinerary adjustments for the best photos.
  • Kala Patthar Sunrise: An additional day to hike to Kala Patthar for expansive views of Everest at sunrise.
  • Island Peak Climbing Extension: Expands the trek to include the ascent of Island Peak, with the required permits, guides, and equipment.

Additional Info

Permits, Difficulty, and Altitude Advice for the Everest Base Camp Trek with Lobuche Peak Climbing

Licenses You'll Require

A few permits are required in order to hike to Everest Base Camp and climb Lobuche Peak. These are necessary for climbing and trekking in the area.

Required Permits for Everest Base Camp Trek with Lobuche Peak Climb:

  • Permit to Enter Sagarmatha National Park

    Required to enter Sagarmatha National Park, where Everest Base Camp is located.
  • Permit for Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality

    Required to trek in the Khumbu region (including Namche, Tengboche, etc.)   
  • Permit to Climb Lobuche East Peak

    Required to climb Lobuche East, issued by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA)


Our package includes the necessary permit fees

The EBC Trek's Difficulty Level with Lobuche Climbing

Everest Base Camp is already a difficult high-altitude trek. It becomes even more difficult when you include the climb to Lobuche Peak. After several days of hiking on rocky paths, you'll be getting ready for a challenging summit that calls for rudimentary mountaineering abilities.

What to anticipate is as follows:

 

  • 5,364 meters is the elevation of Everest Base Camp.
  • Altitude of Lobuche East summit: 6,119 meters
  • About five to seven hours a day are spent trekking.
  • Rocky, steep trails with some snow and ice close to the top make up the terrain.
  • Crampons, an ice axe, ropes, and harnesses are among the tools needed to climb Lobuche Peak. Although it's not a particularly technical climb, mental toughness and physical preparation are necessary.
  • What You Should Know About Altitude Sickness
  • During this trek and climb, altitude sickness is a serious risk. You should take precautions because you will be above 4,000 meters for several days.


Typical signs and symptoms include:

  • Headache
  • Feeling queasy
  • Lightheadedness
  • Weariness
  • Appetite loss
  • Having trouble falling asleep


How to avoid it:

  • Take your time and ascend gradually.
  • Drink at least three to four liters of water each day to stay properly hydrated.
  • Steer clear of cigarettes and alcohol.
  • Add days for acclimatization to your schedule.
  • Inform your guide right away if you feel ill.

Lobuche Peak Climbing FAQs

The best times to climb Lobuche Peak are during the pre-monsoon (March to May) and post-monsoon (September to November) seasons when the weather is clear and stable.

Lobuche Peak is considered a moderate climbing peak, requiring basic mountaineering skills. It involves steep snowy sections near the summit but is suitable for fit trekkers with good preparation.

While not mandatory, prior high-altitude trekking or basic mountaineering experience is highly recommended. Training with crampons, ice axes, and ropes beforehand will greatly help.

You will need three permits: Sagarmatha National Park entry permit, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality permit, and a Lobuche East Peak Climbing Permit issued by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA).

The highest point is the summit of Lobuche East Peak, which is 6,119 meters (20,075 feet) above sea level.

Absolutely — while Lobuche Peak is challenging, it’s often considered an ideal first Himalayan climb. If you’re physically fit and open to learning basic mountaineering skills like using crampons and ropes, you’ll do great. Our expert guides ensure your safety every step of the way.

Think strong, not superhuman. If you can handle long hikes, uphill climbs, and cold weather for several days in a row, you're on the right track. Pre-trip training that includes cardio, strength, and endurance will really pay off.

This expedition follows the classic EBC route but with a bold twist — you *summit* Lobuche East! While EBC trekkers stop at 5,364m, you go higher (6,119m), making this an adventure for those craving more than just a trek.

Yes! Reaching the top of Lobuche East rewards you with sweeping views of Mount Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu, and Ama Dablam — it’s a photo-worthy moment you’ll never forget.

In Kathmandu, you'll stay in a comfortable 3-star hotel. During the trek, you’ll sleep in cozy mountain teahouses. The experience is basic but warm and authentic — a real taste of Sherpa hospitality.

Altitude is no joke, but we take it seriously. Our itinerary includes acclimatization days and a gradual ascent. Stay hydrated, listen to your body, and let your guide know if anything feels off — we’re here to help.

You’ll need warm clothing, trekking boots, and basic climbing gear like crampons and a harness. Don’t worry if you don’t own these — we offer equipment rental to make your life easier.

You’ll be accompanied by certified climbing guides who know the route and weather like the back of their hand. From permits to food, accommodation, and safety — we’ve got it all covered.

We keep it small and personal — a maximum of 10 trekkers. This allows for better safety, a stronger team dynamic, and more meaningful interactions with your guides and fellow climbers.

No problem at all! We offer customizations — from adding Island Peak to upgrading accommodations or focusing on photography. Just let us know, and we’ll tailor your adventure.