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| Island Peak/Imja Tse Peak |
 Imse tse peak is more popularly known by the name of Island peak. Eric Shipton's party named island in 1953, as the peak resembles an island in a sea of ice when viewed from Dingboche. Later in 1983, the peak was renamed as Imjatse.
Island was first climbed in 1953 by a British expedition team as training for ascending Mt. Everest. The peak is a part of the south ridge of Lhotse Shar and the main lands forms a semicircle of cliffs that rise to the north of the summits of Nuptse, Lhotse, and Lhotse Shar. |
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| Itinerary |
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Arrival at Kathmandu |
| Days 02 |
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Stay in Kathmandu for the official procedure |
| Days 03 |
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Fly KTM/LUKLA (2,834 m) & trek to Phakding (2,611 m) |
| Days 04 |
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Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,440 m) |
| Days 05 |
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Trek to Khumjung (3,790 m) |
| Days 06 |
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Trek to Tengboche (3,867 m) |
| Days 07 |
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Trek to Dingboche (4,343 m) |
| Days 08 |
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Trek to Chhukung (4,730 m) |
| Days 09 |
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Island Peak base camp |
| Days 10 |
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Island Peak High camp (5,600 m) |
| Days 11 |
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Island Peak Summit (6,189 m) back to base camp. |
| Days 12 |
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Trek to Pangboche (3,901 m) |
| Days 13 |
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Trek to Khumjung (3,790 m) |
| Days 14 |
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Trek to Phakding |
| Days 15 |
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Trek to Lukla |
| Days 16 |
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Fly Lukla to Kathmandu |
| Days 17 |
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Rest at Kathmandu |
| Days 18 |
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Departure From Kathmandu |
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