Lobuche East 6119. Peak Expedition autumn 2024

Most of Mountaineers climbing Lobuche East peak every year, Mountaineering in a professional and committed manner Lobuche East peak 6119m is one of the popular trekking peaks in Nepal. Lobuche east peak is an attractive summit and offers various routes for climbing. The normal route for climbing is through South Ridge. Lobuche east peak consists of several small summits and the true summit requires climbing steep snow and ice slopes to the top from the summit ridge.

You follow Everest base camp Trekking route Lukla, Namche bazaar, Thyanboche and up to Pheriche and then trek to Dughla. The base camp will be set up at 4,950m, near a lake in a rocky hollow at the base of the glaciated South-West Face. The views of Mount Ama Dablam, Mount Cholaste, Mount Thamserku, Mount Kantega peak and mount Tawache peak are superb view from here. You climb steep stone terraces and snow slopes just below the main glaciers on the South-West Face of Lobuche East. You climb steep snow and ice slopes using fix ropes and get access to the ridge overlooking Lobuche and the Khumbu Glacier where we fix the high camp.

You follow the sharp snow ridge to the summit ridge. Then we follow the route to north-west towards the main summit passing several small snow bumps and reach a notch. Then we further climb steep and quite difficult snow slopes to the true summit. The peak can be climbed from East Face by climbing a dark pyramid of scabby rock and join the South Ridge to get to the summit

Lobuche east peak is identified as the false peak. Laurence Nielson & Ang Gyalzen Sherpa made first ascent to Lobuje East on 25 April 1984 although there are possibility that others have reached the summit before. But no records founded.