༄ Lhakpa Ri is considered by many to be the “easiest” of the 7000 meter peaks, and with some of the best views of the North side of Everest and Makalu.

The summit of Lhakpa Ri, Gomba Sherpa spreading the prayer flags during our most recent successful expedition to the summit of Lhakpa Ri. image: ©Luke Smithwick

Lhakpa Ri offers the opportunity to climb to 7000 meters in one of the most spectacular settings on the planet. The North Face of Everest towers across the valley, and Makalu peeks its head out not too far to the South. On this expedition we will start in Kathmandu visiting the sights, then fly to Lhasa to see the Potala and Jokhang before driving overland through Tibet, experiencing pastoral culture on the plateau while we acclimatize, and then driving into Everest Base Camp.

We will camp alongside Everest expeditions as we acclimatize in the Rongbuk valley, where Mallory himself became the first person to climb above 8000 meters in 1922. Once adjusted to the altitude, we will trek up the Far East fork of the Rongbuk, and finally to the Advanced Base Camp for Lhakpa Ri. From here we will continue acclimatizing.

Once we have some acclimatization days under our belts, we will load our packs and go to a high camp on Lhakpa Ri. The following day we will climb to the summit of Lhakpa Ri, the magic 7000 meter mark.

On the slopes of Lhakpa Ri during our most recent expedition, views of Mount Everest across the valley. image: ©Luke Smithwick

Tashi Delek and Namaskar.