| Mount Lhotse Expedition - Fixed Departure |
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Fixed Departure: 20 Aug 2008, 10 April 2009
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 Lhotse (8,516) is the fourth highest mountain in the world. Its long east-west crest is located immediately south of Mount Everest and the summits of the two mountains are connected by the South Col, a vertical ridge that never drops below 8,000 meters. Lhotse is sometimes mistakenly identified as the south peak of the Everest massif. No serious attention was turned to climbing Lhotse until after Everest had finally been ascended. The first attempt on Mount Lhotse was by an international team in 1955. One member of the party was Erwin Schneider; during this expedition, he began work on the first of the series of high-quality "Schneider maps of the Everest region". The same Swiss party that made the second ascent of Everest in 1956 made the first ascent of Mount Lhotse from a camp just below the South Col.
In addition to the main summit, there are two subsidiary peaks, Lhotse Shar, which is immediately east of the main summit, and Nuptse, a high peak on the mountain’s west ridge.
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| Itinerary details for Lhotse Expedition |
| Day 1: |
Meet at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel |
| Day 2: |
Sight-seeing of Kathmandu: Full day’s sightseeing in Kathmandu valley includes the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) & the biggest Buddhist Stupa at Boudhanath. Also visit Monkey Temple the Swyambhunath (2000 years old temple) and visit Patan city of fine arts. Return to the hotel. |
| Day 3: |
Preparation for Expedition & Briefing in Ministry of Tourism. |
| Day 4: |
Flight from KTM – Lukla. Trek to Phakding (2,652m). |
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Phakding to Namche (3,440m) - Beginning with a slight climb to Jhorsalle, the trail passes a waterfall. All day, we pass villages interspersed with magnificent forest- rhododendron, magniolia trees and giant firs. And on the way to walking you will be rewarded (weather permitting) your first glimpse of Kusum Kanggru (6369m) Thamserku (6608m) Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879 m). A steep climb up to the beautiful village of Namche bazaar (3440m). |
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Acclimatization day in Namche. Acclimatization is most important before proceeding to a higher elevation. It is therefore recommended that you take a short days hike to Thame, Khunde or Khumjung or relax and explore the sherpa culture of Namche. |
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Namche to Tengboche (3,867m): after walking one hour you arrive in phungithanga from there the trail climbs through forests where you can spot musk deer. Tengboche sits on a saddle at 3870m in a clearing surrounded by dwarf fires and rododendroms. Kwongde (6187m) Tawache(6542m) Everest (8848m) Nuptse (7855m) Lhotse (8618m) Amadablam (6856m) Thamserku (6608m) provide and inspiring panorama of Himalayan giants. We visit the Bhuddist Monastry at Tengboche, the largest in Khumbu region. |
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Tengboche to Pheriche: Beyond Tengboche the altitude really starts to tell. The trail droops down to Dingboche, crosses the Imja Khola and climbs past superb mani stones carved |
| Day 9: |
Pheriche to Lobuche, overnight at lodge. |
| Day 10: |
Lobuche to Base Camp, doing a preparation for a climbing. |
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Climbing Period of Mt Lhotse. |
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Base camp to Pheriche overnight at Lodge |
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Pheriche to Khumjung overnight at lodge |
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Khumjung to Phakding overnight at lodge |
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Phakding to Lukla overnight at lodge, last day of climbing a making a celebration. |
| Day 42 : |
Flight from Lukla - KTM, transfer to hotel |
| Day 43 : |
Kathmandu free day, evening culture show with Nepali dinner, hotel |
| Day 44 : |
Final departure, transfer to airport |
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