Dia 11 High Camp - Lobuche Peak (Everest Base Camp Trekking)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,300 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,300 ft
- Max elevation
- 19,614 ft
- TrailRank
- 36
- Min elevation
- 17,002 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 12 hours 20 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2117
- Uploaded
- May 13, 2020
- Recorded
- October 2019
near Chola, Province 1 (Nepal)
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Day 11
Trekking carried out in October - November 2019 with Javier Aznar and our guide Janga.
Today is the day of the ascent to Lobuche Peak. It has consideration of Trekking Peak with Grade PD + but the height is noticeable. It has two main peaks, Lobuche Este (6,119m) and Lobuche Oeste (6,145m) much more technical than the first.
It is a very attractive 6000 and much less frequented than its neighbor Island Peak. Our day we ascended three groups a French sponsored by Decathlon, a group of Poles and us.
We were the only ones who went without a guide. Janga stayed at the High Camp.
From the Base Camp there is a drop of about 900m. the first section by rock and the second half by the glacier. The complicated steps and the path through the glacier are equipped with fixed ropes. Most of the equipment except Jumas and crampons we take from home although it is possible to rent everything in Lobuche especially if you go in an organized pack.
As we were free we managed as we could. The owner of the Mother Earth House left us some real antiques. Next time I'll take everything from home.
We get up at 2.30 in the morning, everything that has not been in the sleeping bag is frozen. The inside of the tent and the sleeping bag are covered in frost. We dressed ourselves inside the sack with winter material, got up and ate breakfast.
The first section goes up a well-marked stream to the hill where we were yesterday.
From this point on you continue ascending, passing progressive rock plates indicated by milestones.
After a couple of hours, on the 5.550m elevation, we find the first rock channel equipped with a fixed rope. It is the only point where a funnel was made, but since there were no more than 3 groups, we organized ourselves without much difficulty. (The discussions, runs and shoves that form on neighboring Island Peak at various points are famous)
At dawn we reached the glacier and put on our crampons. 5650m.
The height is noticeable, we eat something to regain strength.
We doubt whether to string ourselves or not, but after about 200m the fixed rope appears, it is quite curly due to the use of descenders.
A Serrac appears before us, a vertical leap on ice that will have to be overcome.
At a lower height, with traction ice axes and crampons in conditions we would overcome the 10m unevenness without problems, but pulling the Juma fixed to a Nepalese rope and at 5,700m things changes.
Overcoming the highlight, the ascent runs along a well-marked track with snow shovels of 35-45º inclination. The ascent is long and we have to use all our strength.
We got to the top where the French are coming from and the Poles are taking photos from the top. From here the trace does not follow. At this point we leave our backpacks and lift our heads over the small hill to reach 6,000.
The top will have to be left for another trip.
The descent is long. We arrived at the High Camp around 3 in the afternoon.
Trekking carried out in October - November 2019 with Javier Aznar and our guide Janga.
Today is the day of the ascent to Lobuche Peak. It has consideration of Trekking Peak with Grade PD + but the height is noticeable. It has two main peaks, Lobuche Este (6,119m) and Lobuche Oeste (6,145m) much more technical than the first.
It is a very attractive 6000 and much less frequented than its neighbor Island Peak. Our day we ascended three groups a French sponsored by Decathlon, a group of Poles and us.
We were the only ones who went without a guide. Janga stayed at the High Camp.
From the Base Camp there is a drop of about 900m. the first section by rock and the second half by the glacier. The complicated steps and the path through the glacier are equipped with fixed ropes. Most of the equipment except Jumas and crampons we take from home although it is possible to rent everything in Lobuche especially if you go in an organized pack.
As we were free we managed as we could. The owner of the Mother Earth House left us some real antiques. Next time I'll take everything from home.
We get up at 2.30 in the morning, everything that has not been in the sleeping bag is frozen. The inside of the tent and the sleeping bag are covered in frost. We dressed ourselves inside the sack with winter material, got up and ate breakfast.
The first section goes up a well-marked stream to the hill where we were yesterday.
From this point on you continue ascending, passing progressive rock plates indicated by milestones.
After a couple of hours, on the 5.550m elevation, we find the first rock channel equipped with a fixed rope. It is the only point where a funnel was made, but since there were no more than 3 groups, we organized ourselves without much difficulty. (The discussions, runs and shoves that form on neighboring Island Peak at various points are famous)
At dawn we reached the glacier and put on our crampons. 5650m.
The height is noticeable, we eat something to regain strength.
We doubt whether to string ourselves or not, but after about 200m the fixed rope appears, it is quite curly due to the use of descenders.
A Serrac appears before us, a vertical leap on ice that will have to be overcome.
At a lower height, with traction ice axes and crampons in conditions we would overcome the 10m unevenness without problems, but pulling the Juma fixed to a Nepalese rope and at 5,700m things changes.
Overcoming the highlight, the ascent runs along a well-marked track with snow shovels of 35-45º inclination. The ascent is long and we have to use all our strength.
We got to the top where the French are coming from and the Poles are taking photos from the top. From here the trace does not follow. At this point we leave our backpacks and lift our heads over the small hill to reach 6,000.
The top will have to be left for another trip.
The descent is long. We arrived at the High Camp around 3 in the afternoon.
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Enhorabuena!
Estoy estudiando este tramo de vuestra ruta porque tengo intención de intentarlo en abril.
Tengo planificada la ruta de los tres collados (Renjo la Pass Cho la Pass Kongma la Pass) incluyendo Gokyo Ri, Kala Patthar Lobuche Peak e Island Peak.
Gracias por compartir la información
si te puedo ser de ayuda, estaré encantado...
Gracias!
Supongo que será necesario algún permiso además de los normales del trekking. ¿Se puede sacar allí o hay que sacarlo en Kathmandu?
Si, hay que pagar parmiso.
Se saca en Namche Bazar.
Debendra (Hotel en Kathmandú)
Os puede i formar mejor.
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