Elevation: 20,075 feet / 6,119 meters
Region: Everest
The route: Kathamndu-Lukla-Gorakshep excursion to EBC (5310m) and Lobuche
Best Season: Sept. to Nov.& April to May.
Facility: Teahouse and Camping.
Program duration: 20 days
The first ascent to Lobuche east peak was made in 1984. The Lobuje Mountain consists of two different summits, East and West with heights of 6,119 m and 6,145 m respectively. A continuous ridge connects them but there is still a sharp gap and a considerable distance between them. The East Peak is recognised as a trekking peak, whereas the West is known as an Expedition Peak.
Lobuje being an attractive mountain offers various existing routes and also a potential for new ones. The dark triangle of its rocky East face rises over the moraines of the Khumbu Glacier to a spectacular skyline, forming the south ridge.
The peak of Lobuje East is reached by descending a marked notch and climbing steep snowy slopes to the top. On most occasions, the mountain is climbed on the summit ridge only as far as a subsidiary snow summit, south-east of the true peak and before the notch. This peak is identified as the false peak. |
