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Lhoste Expedition

Lhotse: 8,516m


Lhotse was E1 of the Indian Survey, but appears to have had no local name either in Tibet or Nepal when Charles Howard-Bury's Everest reconnaissance team advanced along the Kama valley and northern edge of the Kangshung Glacier in August 1921. In the absence of an alternative, Howard-Bury's christened it Lho-tse, south peak in  Tibetan as it laid to the south of Everest, separated from it by the South Col. Because of the name's Tibetan derivation it has stuck

Elevation: 8,516m
Region: Everest Region.
The route: Kathamndu-Lukla- Lhotse BC.
Best season: Sept. to Oct.& April to May.
Program duration: 45 day

Suggested itinerary for Lhotse expedition trip

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel
Day 02: Full day Sightseeing in Kathmandu.
Day 03: Official formalities preparation.
Day 04: Fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding, overnight camp
Day 05: Trek to Namche Bazaar, overnight camp
Day 06: Acclimatization at Namche Bazaar
Day 07: Trek to Tengboche & overnight camp
Day 08: Trek to Pheriche
Day 09: Trek to Lobuche.
Day 10: Lobuche to Lhotse Base Camp.
Day11: Base Camp Preparation
Day12-37: Climbing Period.
Day 38: Cleaning up Base Camp.
Day 39: Lhotse BC to Dingbuche
Day 40: Dingbuche to Namche Bazaar
Day 41: Namche Bazaar to Lukla
Day 42: Fly back to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 43: Leisure day in Kathamndu
Day 44: Leisure day in Kathamndu
Day 45: International departure