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The full Khumbu loop. Three high passes: Kongma La, 5,535 m, Cho La, 5,420 m, and Renjo La, 5,360 m. Between them, Everest Base Camp, sunrise on Kala Patthar and the Gokyo Lakes.
It's the hardest trek in the region that needs no climbing gear, so it's for people who have hiked at altitude before. We fly by helicopter from Kathmandu to Lukla and back. Island Peak, 6,189 m, sits right on the route: add it for 3 more days.
Spring in the Khumbu: rhododendrons in bloom, warmer days, and Base Camp full of Everest teams getting ready for the summit.
Each pass is a long day: an early start, a steep climb and a view you can't get from the main trail. Cho La has a small glacier on top.
One loop covers both: Everest Base Camp and sunrise on Kala Patthar, then the turquoise Gokyo Lakes under Cho Oyu.
A real summit on the way. Base camp is a short walk from Chhukung, right on our route. The 1953 British Everest team named it: from Dingboche it looks like an island in a sea of ice.
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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.
Past the Tengboche monastery to Dingboche. A rest day with a short climb above the village to adjust.
The first and highest pass, 5,535 m. Island Peak climbers split off at Chhukung for 3 days.
Everest Base Camp, then sunrise on Kala Patthar with Everest turning gold.
The second pass, 5,420 m, with a small glacier on top. Then down to the turquoise lakes.
Sunrise on Gokyo Ri, then the third pass, 5,360 m, with a long view back to Everest.
Down through the Sherpa village of Thame and back to Lukla. Helicopter to Kathmandu, a spare day for weather, farewell dinner.
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 5–7
Route: Tengboche · Dingboche
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 4,410 m
Past the Tengboche monastery to Dingboche. A rest day with a short climb above the village to adjust.
Date: Days 8–9
Route: Chhukung · Kongma La · Lobuche
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 4,940 m
The first and highest pass, 5,535 m. Island Peak climbers split off at Chhukung for 3 days.
Date: Days 10–11
Route: Gorak Shep · EBC · Kala Patthar · Dzongla
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 5,140 m
Everest Base Camp, then sunrise on Kala Patthar with Everest turning gold.
Date: Days 12–13
Route: Cho La · Thangnak · Gokyo
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 4,790 m
The second pass, 5,420 m, with a small glacier on top. Then down to the turquoise lakes.
Date: Days 14–15
Route: Gokyo Ri · Renjo La · Lungden
Where you sleep: Lodges, up to 4,790 m
Sunrise on Gokyo Ri, then the third pass, 5,360 m, with a long view back to Everest.
Date: Days 16–19
Route: Thame · Namche · Lukla · Kathmandu
Where you sleep: Lodges, then Kathmandu
Down through the Sherpa village of Thame and back to Lukla. Helicopter to Kathmandu, a spare day for weather, farewell dinner.
Subtitle: Kongma La · Cho La · Renjo La
Each pass is a long day: an early start, a steep climb and a view you can't get from the main trail. Cho La has a small glacier on top.
Subtitle: The whole Khumbu
One loop covers both: Everest Base Camp and sunrise on Kala Patthar, then the turquoise Gokyo Lakes under Cho Oyu.
Subtitle: 6,189 m
A real summit on the way. Base camp is a short walk from Chhukung, right on our route. The 1953 British Everest team named it: from Dingboche it looks like an island in a sea of ice.
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