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The classic way to Everest Base Camp, with a better first half. We go up the quiet Gokyo valley to a chain of turquoise lakes, cross Cho La, a 5,420 m pass with a small glacier, and come out at Base Camp. Sunrise on Kala Patthar to finish.
We fly by helicopter from Kathmandu to Lukla and back, so we don't lose days to flight delays. Want a real summit? Add Island Peak, 6,189 m, with a climbing guide.
Spring in the Khumbu: rhododendrons in bloom, warmer days, and Base Camp full of Everest teams getting ready for the summit.
A chain of turquoise lakes under Cho Oyu, among the highest freshwater lakes in the world. We rest here a day and climb Gokyo Ri for a view of Everest.
Cho La has a small glacier on top, so this is a trip for fit hikers. Then Everest Base Camp, and sunrise on Kala Patthar: the most famous view in the Himalaya.
A real summit to finish. The 1953 British Everest team named it: from Dingboche it looks like an island in a sea of ice. Tenzing Norgay was in the party that climbed its southwest summit, as training for Everest.
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A rough plan. Our local guides adjust it to the weather and to how everyone feels at altitude.
Airport pickup, gear check, welcome dinner.
Fly in by helicopter, walk up the valley to Namche, and rest a day to adjust.
Slowly up the Gokyo valley. Rest day at the lakes and a sunrise climb up Gokyo Ri, 5,357 m, for a view of Everest.
An early start over the 5,420 m pass and its small glacier.
Everest Base Camp, then sunrise on Kala Patthar with Everest turning gold.
Back down the valley and helicopter to Kathmandu. Spare day for weather, farewell dinner. Island Peak climbers stay 4 more days.
Date: Day 1
Where you sleep: Kathmandu, 1,400 m
Airport pickup, gear check, welcome dinner.
Date: Days 2–4
Route: Kathmandu · Lukla · Namche Bazaar
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 3,440 m
Fly in by helicopter, walk up the valley to Namche, and rest a day to adjust.
Date: Days 5–8
Route: Dole · Machhermo · Gokyo
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 4,790 m
Slowly up the Gokyo valley. Rest day at the lakes and a sunrise climb up Gokyo Ri, 5,357 m, for a view of Everest.
Date: Days 9–10
Route: Thangnak · Cho La · Dzongla
Where you sleep: Lodges
An early start over the 5,420 m pass and its small glacier.
Date: Days 11–13
Route: Lobuche · Gorak Shep · EBC · Kala Patthar
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 5,140 m
Everest Base Camp, then sunrise on Kala Patthar with Everest turning gold.
Date: Days 14–18
Route: Lukla · Kathmandu
Where you sleep: Lodges, then Kathmandu
Back down the valley and helicopter to Kathmandu. Spare day for weather, farewell dinner. Island Peak climbers stay 4 more days.
Subtitle: Gokyo · 4,790 m
A chain of turquoise lakes under Cho Oyu, among the highest freshwater lakes in the world. We rest here a day and climb Gokyo Ri for a view of Everest.
Subtitle: A real high pass
Cho La has a small glacier on top, so this is a trip for fit hikers. Then Everest Base Camp, and sunrise on Kala Patthar: the most famous view in the Himalaya.
Subtitle: 6,189 m
A real summit to finish. The 1953 British Everest team named it: from Dingboche it looks like an island in a sea of ice. Tenzing Norgay was in the party that climbed its southwest summit, as training for Everest.
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