This is the planned itinerary for the trek. It shouldn't change much but there may be an extra day or two thrown in for weather or other delays.
Date | Itinerary |
1-May | Transfer to airport & fly to Lukla (2860m) & trek to Phakding (2610m) - Overnight at Lodge |
2-May | Namche Bazaar (3440m) - O/N at Lodge |
3-May | Khumjung (3780m) - Acclimatization - O/N at HCR |
4-May | Tengboche (3860m) - O/N at Lodge |
5-May | Dingboche (4410m) - O/N at Lodge |
6-May | Rest day at Dingboche - O/N at Lodge |
7-May | Lobuche - O/N at Lodge |
8-May | Visit Everest Base Camp (5364m) & trek back to Gorek Shep (5140m) |
9-May | Visit Kala Pattar (5550m) and trek to Lobuche - O/N at Lodge |
10-May | Chhukung (4730m) - O/N at Lodge |
11-May | Chhukung – Island peak Base Camp (5100m) - O/N Camp |
12-May | High Camp (5600m) - O/N Camp |
13-May | Island Peak summit (6160m) - Return to B.C - O/N Camp |
14-May | Base Camp - Pangboche (3901m) - O/N at Lodge |
15-May | Namche Bazaar - O/N at Lodge |
16-May | Lukla -O/N at Lodge |
17-May | Schedule flight from Lukla to Kathmandu & transfer to hotel |
For fun, here is a list of a few mountains and their heights.
Place/Thing | Height (m) | Height (ft) | What's special about it |
Richmond | -1 | -3 | Home |
Stawamus Chief | 702 | 2,303 | |
Mount Gower | 875 | 2,871 | Highest point on Lord Howe Island |
Grouse Mountain | 1231 | 4,039 | |
Kathmandu | 1400 | 4,593 | Capital of Nepal |
West Lion | 1654 | 5,427 | |
Kosciuszko | 2228 | 7,310 | Highest point in Austrailia |
Mount Gandalf | 2389 | 7,838 | Highest altitude previously attained by Me |
Lukla | 2860 | 9,383 | Start of Trek |
Mount Robson | 3954 | 12,972 | Highest point in Canadian Rockies |
Mount Waddington | 4019 | 13,186 | Highest point entirely withing British Columbia |
Mauna Kea | 4205 | 13,796 | Highest point in Hawaii |
Mount Fairweather | 4671 | 15,325 | Highest point in British Columbia |
Mont Blanc | 4810 | 15,781 | Highest point in Europe |
Vinson Massif | 4892 | 16,050 | Highest point in Antarctica |
Island Peak Base Camp | 5100 | 16,732 | |
Everest Base Camp | 5364 | 17,598 | |
Kala Pattar | 5550 | 18,209 | View of Everest |
Island Peak High Camp | 5600 | 18,373 | |
Elbrus | 5642 | 18,510 | Highest point in Russia |
Kilimanjaro | 5892 | 19,331 | Highest point in Africa |
Mount Logan | 5959 | 19,551 | Highest point in Canada |
Island Peak (Imja Tse) | 6189 | 20,305 | Mountain we're climbing |
Mount McKinley (Denali) | 6194 | 20,322 | Highest point in North America |
Aconcagua | 6962 | 22,841 | Highest point in South America |
Lhotse | 8516 | 27,940 | 4th highest mountain |
Everest | 8848 | 29,029 | Just some other mountain |
