 This is a classic trek to Lobuche Peak, one of the highest trekking peaks in Nepal. Lobuche peak, also spelt as Lobuche, has two distinct summits, Lobuje East [6,119m] and Lobuche West [6,145m]. Though they are connected by a continuous ridge, there is a sharp gap and a considerable distance between them. This trek takes you to the East Peak in order to trek to the Lobuche West you need an Expedition permit.
Lobuche Peak is an attractive summit and offers a variety of trekking routes, some already existing and other probable ones. When seen from near Pheriche, the dark triangle of its rocky East Face rises above the moraines of the Khumbu Glacier to an icy skyline. This skyline forms the South Ridge, the junction of the East Face with the glaciated route of ascent. This in turn leads to the summit ridge running north-west from the top of the East Face through several small summits to the East Peak.
The first recorded ascent of the true Lobuche East was made by Laurence Nielson and Sherpa Ang Gyalzen on 25 April, 1984. From then, there have been numerous ascents of the summit by mountaineers from all over. Descending into a marked notch and climbing steep snow/ice slopes, you reach the top of the striking true East Peak. This peak is rarely climbed and often mistaken as Lobuje West. Most of the trekkers climb the summit ridge only as far as a subsidiary snow summit, before the notch, south-east of the true peak. While trekking to the East Peak, you need to be careful of the false summits. Most of people first they hikeing to everest base camp, kalapattar, via lukla, namche, tangboche, pangboche lobuche and climb to lobuche peak and back to kathmandu,
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