Kwangde Peak Climbing

Today is the day of your arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal, You will find one of the representatives from Bold Himalaya waiting for you. You will be warmly greeted and welcomed by the representative and transferred to the hotel.

After you check into the Hotel, you can take relaxing time on your own as there are no activities scheduled for the day. In the evening, the guide will explain in brief about the itinerary.

On this day, we take our flight to Lukla – a beautiful valley in the Sherpa community. It will take around 30min to reach there enjoying the flight with the beautiful view of mountains and hills. From Lukla, we start our journey to Phakding. We will pass through the beautiful village of the Sherpa community. We can see some small monasteries on the trail. The trail leads us right into the Dudh Koshi (Milk River) valley. Hike in a peaceful area, far from the city area will be very interesting. We reach Phakding by following the guide and the trail. We stay overnight at the Lodge/Hotel of Phakding.

Today we will hike to the Namche Bazaar from Phakding which will take around 5-6 hours of trekking. Namche Bazaar is the main administrative and trading center for the Khumbu region. With inclusive of magnificent forests of blue pine, fir, juniper, and rhododendron as well as the first view of Everest. We continue our trekking along the bank of the Dudh Koshi River. The trekking is very enjoyable with a loyal forest trek over suspension bridges. We reach the Sagarmatha National Park and can visit the small visitor center there. The trails climb steeply and have a breathtaking view of Namche Bazaar. We stay overnight at Lodge/Hotel.

It is very necessary to take a rest and built our body for high altitude. To adapt to the altitude and new surroundings we acclimatize in Namche Bazaar.  can explore the Namche Bazaar on this day. We can explore the monastery nearby and have an eye-catching view of the mountain. We can enjoy the beautiful view of sunrise and sunset on this day. Besides that we will either be taken to explore Thame Monastery or Khumjung village, viewing Everest (world 1st highest), Ama Dabal, Lhoste (4th highest pick), and Pumori viewpoint.

After spending a whole day resting at Namche Bazaar, we continue our journey to the Peak. Today we trek to Thame Valley. Thame is a small Sherpa town near the outskirt of Tibet. It is the home to probably the mountain climber of Nepal. Likewise, it is the hometown of Ang Rita Sherpa, who holds the record for scaling Mt Everest multiple times without oxygen and is known as the “Snow Leopard”.

Our hiking trail passes along several main walls, carved stones, and prayer flags, all representing the ancient Tibetan Buddhist culture. We descend down to Bhote Koshi River before climbing towards Thame. However, we reach Thame after 4-5 hours of trekking from Namche bazaar. We spend our overnight at Hotel/Lodge in Thame.

We leave the hotel after having breakfast and start trekking towards to the Kwangde Base camp. We follow the trail that is a gradual ascend all the way towards Kwangde Peak Base Camp. The Trail is very enjoyable with the view of Snowcaps Mountain and the rocky path. We can feel the cold environment when we get close to the base camp. We enter the harsh alpine vegetation and to a good camping site where we set up our Base Camp for Kwangde Peak Climbing. We spend our night in the tent at the Base of the Kwandge peak.

This is a very important day for our Kwandge Peak Climbing trip. On this day we prepare our bodies to climb in snow. We prepare our necessary things for mounting. We take basic knowledge of mountain climbing and practice all day. We spend our day exploring the base camp, practicing basic knowledge, and doing some hiking/climbing which is best for acclimatization.

After spending the full day by acclimation rest and basic knowledge of mounting in Base Camp. We will start our climbing to the high camp of the peak. It is a short day climbing but it is very risky as we follow the uphill trail that is covered with snow and ice most of the time. We use our crampons we head towards a good camping site at 5,200m where we set up our high camp. We spend quite an easy and relaxing time at the high camp to adjust to the climate once we reach there. After reaching the high camp. We will stay overnight at a tented camp in High Camp.

It is the day we have all been waiting for. On this day we climb the top of Kwandge Peak (6,100m). We start the day early in the morning before the break of dawn and start climbing towards the top. We go through some technical climbing stuff while attempting the summit. Once we reach the top we can enjoy incomparable views of the mountains like Mt Everest, Mt Makalu, Mt Cho Oyu, Mt Lhotse, Rolwaling mountain range, and countless snow cape peaks. We will take some time to enjoy the panoramic views and capture them with our camera. Later, after spending some memorable time at the top, we descend all the way back to the Base Camp and stay overnight.

The weather in high altitudes is mostly unpredictable and can get worse at any minute. The weather can change at any mins so; this day will be considered a rest day. It will be very risky and dangerous to climb the peak in bad weather so we will descend back to the Kwandge Base Camp.

Now we trek down from the Base Camp to Namche Bazaar. After successfully achieving the summit of Kwangde Peak, we take the same following trail to get back. If we are lucky, it will be mar­ket (mela) time in Nam­che Bazaar. We will retrace our footsteps for our return downhill journey. Gently descending from the alpine vegetation we trek passing through Thame and continue our trek with the scenery of beautiful forest and greenery until we arrive at Namche Bazaar.

We wake up early in the morning to have a beautiful view of the sunrise in Namche Bazaar. It is the last day of our trekking in the beautiful natural resorts. We trek to Lukla from Namche Bazaar. We trek through the dense forest of pain and rhododendron trees. The last uphill climb of around forty-five minutes will bring us back to Lukla where we stay for a night at the Hotel/lodge of Lukla.

On this day we take our flight, back to Kathmandu city. We can explore around Lukla for the last time before our flight and take off from Lukla to Kathmandu. We can enjoy the 30mins of flight with the beautiful view of mountains, villages, and hills. When we arrive in Kathmandu you will be transferred to the hotel. In the hotel, we will celebrate the successful program of completing our Kwangde Peak Climbing. We will enjoy it by singing and Dancing. We take dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.

On the final day of our tour, you will check out from the hotel. We Bold Himalayan will drop you at the airport as your flight schedule and end our memorable Kwandge Peak Climbing tour over there.