Lobuche East Peak climbing is one of the most popular climbing object in Everest. The Lobuche peak is one of the best peak destination for adventurous mountaineers which takes you towards the peak of Lobuche village located in the Khumbu Region. This Lobuche peak lies near to the Mt. Everest in Khumbu valley.
Lobuche peak has two summits named Lobuche East peak (6119m) and Lobuche west Peak (6145 m) which are connected through the knife edge like ridge. We can reach the Lobuche base camp easily with the short ascend from the Lobuche Village. The Lobuche peak dramatically towers above the village looking as if the villages is sleeping in its lap. This can be easily pinpointed from the trail to Everest trek.
This Lobuche East peak climbing is popular among the two summits.
Lobuche East Peak Climbing Difficulty
Lobuche Easy Peak climbing is quite difficult and a bit more challenging than other peaks nearby. This Lobuche east peak trek is classified as PD+ rating. The climbers and trekkers need to be quite experienced to ascend this technical peak. Moreover the altitude, exposers and weather condition creates problems anyway during the peak climbing. We prepare ourselves for ascending the Lobuche with a break at Everest Base Camp. Getting superb stunning views from the Mt Lobuche is for sure which makes it popular among Himalayan trekking peaks.
Route of Lobuche East Peak Climbing
We start our journey with a fly to Luka from Kathmandu. We will enjoy the 40 minutes scenic flight around the Himalayas. From Lukla we start our trekking by heading towards the Namche Bazar passing Phakding Village. We will be staying for Acclimatization in Namche bazar. Next day we ascend towards the Tengboche following Dingboche where we will take a day break again to acclimate. We will reach Lobuche village located under the Lobuche peak where we will spend our overnight.
Next day, We will make our way towards the Everest base camp passing through the GorakShep and returning to the Lobuche. Making our way up to the Lobuche high camp on Next day is a step closer to our destination. On the very next day we head towards the Lobuche peak. We will capture some moments there and spend wonderful times enjoying the stunning views of the mountains around. After a while we head back to High Camp. Next day we trek to the Namche Bazar crossing the Pangboche. We will catch a flight from Lukla to Kathmandu afterwards.