From Trekker to Summiteer: Add Island Peak to Your Everest Base Camp Trek
Already planning Everest Base Camp? Island Peak (6,189m) is the natural next step — a real Himalayan summit on the very same trip. Here's how the combined climb works.
Here's a secret a lot of Everest Base Camp trekkers wish they'd known: you can stand on a real Himalayan summit on the same trip. Island Peak (6,189m) sits just off the EBC trail, so the classic combined itinerary takes you to Base Camp and Kala Patthar — then up your first 6,000m peak. You come home not just a trekker, but a summiteer.
Why combine them
- Island Peak is right off the Everest Base Camp route (via Chhukung)
- The EBC days give you ideal acclimatisation for the climb
- One trip, two bucket-list achievements — Base Camp + a summit
- No prior climbing needed — rope skills are taught at base camp
How the combined trip works
The 18-day version walks the full Everest Base Camp trail — Namche, Tengboche, Base Camp, sunrise from Kala Patthar — then branches to Chhukung and Island Peak Base Camp. After a training day on the glacier, summit day takes you up the fixed-rope headwall to the top, with Lhotse, Makalu and Baruntse all around. Then you descend, legs tired and grin enormous.
| Stage | Highlight |
|---|---|
| Everest Base Camp | The icon — 5,364m |
| Kala Patthar | Best Everest sunrise — 5,545m |
| Island Peak summit | Your first 6,000m peak — 6,189m |
Do both in one trip
Our 18-day Island Peak climb includes the full Everest Base Camp acclimatisation; there's also a focused 14-day version. Just want the trek first? See Everest Base Camp.
Source: Travel Himalaya Nepal expedition operations.
Source: Travel Himalaya Nepal
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