Pokalde Peak Climbing (5806m)

This mountain was first climbed in 1953 by a route from the Kongma La along its North-ridge. Despite its relatively low altitude the mountain's first successful climbers were giants of the mountaineering world, a fact that is true of many of the Trekking peaks.

Phokalde is an insignificant-looking mountain when seen from Periche, from where it appears as a rocky ridge dominated by the vast bulk of Nuptse. Seen from the Lobuche or Gorak Shep the peak looks more interesting rising to the south of the Kongma La (5,535m), an infrequently traversed pass that leads into the Chhukhung Valley. The northern side of the mountain has a small hanging glacier that is best reached along the ridge rising from the Kongma La. By and large the rock on the mountain is poor, although it does offer some interesting scrambling on the well-defined ridges.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 02: Sightseeing around Kathmandu valley
Day 03: Flight to Lukla (2840m)/trek to Phakding (2640m)
Day 04: Trek to Namche Bazar (3440m)
Day 05: Acclimatization day
Day 06: Trek to Phortse Thanga (3600m)
Day 07: Trek to Machhermo (4410m)
Day 08: Trek to Gokyo (4750m)
Day 09: Trek to Gokyo Peak (5480m)
Day 10: Trek to Nyimagawa (5050m)
Day 11: Trek to Cho La Pass (5420m) and to Dzongla (4840m)
Day 12: Trek to Lobuche (4910m)
Day 13: Trek to Kala Pattar (5545m) then back (5140m)
Day 14: Trek to Everest B. C. (5310m) and back (4910m)
Day 15: Trek to Pokalde Base Camp (4500m)
Day 16: Climb to Pokalde summit (5806m) and return to Base camp
Day 17: Trek to Tengbuche (3860m)
Day 18: Trek to Khumjung (3780m) and to Namche (3440m)
Day 19: Trek to Lukla (2840m)
Day 20: Spare day incase of flight cancellation
Day 21: Fly to Kathmandu (1350m) / Hotel
Day 22: Bhaktapur and Patan sightseeing and return
Day 23: Free day in Kathmandu for shopping or relax
Day 24: Drive to Airport for flying your own destination

Peak Climbing in Nepal