Craig Van Hoy's Featured Climbs & Treks - Trekking in Nepal, Mt. Everest Trek

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Mt. Everest: Itinerary

Summit Climbers and Khumbu Icefall Climbers:

Day 1
Leave United States

Day 2
Arrive Bangkok

Day 3
Arrive Kathmandu

Day 4
Free day

Day 5
Fly to Lukla/trek to Phakding

Day 6
Trek to Namche

Day 7
Acclimatization day

Day 8
Trek to Phortse

Day 9
Trek to Tengboche, visit monastery

Day 10
Trek to Dingboche

Day 11
Day hike towards Chukkung

Day 12
Optional day hike to Pheriche - rest/acclimatization day

Day 13
Trek to Lobuje

Day 14
Trek to Gorak Shep

Day 15
Climb Kala Pattar and return to Gorak Shep

Day 16
Trek to Everest base

Khumbu Icefall Climbers Only:

Note for Summit Climbers: We don’t have an itinerary from base camp on. We climb when we can, we make some early trips up the mountain to acclimatize, and we rest when we need to, we wait for the weather to be right and we stay healthy. We have to be off the mountain by May 31.

Day 17
Return trek to Lobuje

Day 18
Trek over Khongma La to Chukkung

Day 19
Trek to Island Peak base camp

Day 20
Climb to Island Peak high camp

Day 21
Climb Island Peak and return to Island Peak base camp

Day 22
Spare day

Day 23
Trek to Dingboche

Day 24
Ascend to base camp

Day 25
Rest day

Day 26
Rest day

Day 27
Climb to camp 1

Day 28
Visit Cwm, descend

Day 29
Descend to base camp

Day 30
Trek to Lobuje

Day 31
Trek to Pangboche

Day 32
Trek to Namche

Day 33
Trek to Lukla

Day 34
Fly Lukla to Kathmandu

Day 35
Free day

Day 36
Fly to Bangkok

Day 38
Fly to United States

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