Island Peak Climbing Course 4 Days

CLIMBING COURSES IN NEPAL 6 & 4 DAYS

If you can trek why not climb??

Everest Expeditions Nepal is the pioneers of the first mountaineering school for westerners in Nepal. Nepal is the perfect classroom clear skies, warm days and consistent conditions. We do not want to just lead you to the top of a snow - capped mountain. We want to teach you the skills to make you a competent team member of any future mountaineering expedition. Our ratio of one instructor to three when learning skills or being guided, means you will get high level of attention we consider necessary

Who can join the courses???

This course is suitable for the complete novice or a good refresher course for those who want to climb again. You will have discussions on equipment. Weather, avalanches and mountaineering in general. You will have instruction on crevasse rescue, glacier travel, ice climbing, and snow craft. So even if you have climb before you will be having a full and comprehensive revision course on some of the most important skills in mountaineering.

What to carry while climbing??

You will need a small day sack to put an extra fleece in, camera, water bottle, and potentially your water proofs. That's all.

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Who can join the courses?

This climbing course is suitable for the complete novice or as a Great refresher for those who want to climb again. The course Curriculum includes an introduction to equipment, ice climbing skills, rope work and comprehensive mountaineering safety techniques.

ISLAND PEAK:

Everest Expeditions Nepal

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Imja Tse (Island Peak) 6169m is one of the most popular lesser peaks and to scale the mountain you will need some mountaineering skill. This trip is the same as the Everest Base Camp trek until your entrance to the Chhukung valley. Either you can take the air service from Kathmandu

to Lukla or drive to Jiri 184 km east of Kathmandu and trek to Lukla and continue up to Namche

Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Imja Glacier to the Base Camp of Imja Tse (Island Peak). Three days are set aside for the ascent of Imja Tse and follow the same route back to Kathmandu as in the Everest Base Camp trek. If you take the one-way flight to Lukla, the whole trip will take 23 days and if you take the return flight to Lukla the trip will take 16 days. This trip offers you not only enchanting views of Mt. Everest (8848m) Lhotse (8516m) Ama Dablam (6856m) and numerous others peaks it allows you to experience the culture and tradition of Buddhist monasteries and Sherpa villages.

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