Essential Gears and Equipment required for Island Peak Climbing

hiking nepal
3 min readSep 20, 2019

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Island Peak which is also known as ‘Imja Tse’, was first climbed by Charles Evan, Alf Gregory, Charles Wylie and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 as a part of the preparation for Mount Everest expedition.

Island Peak Climbing offers an ultimate peak climbing adventure experience with the magnificent views of Lhotse 8501m, Makalu 8475m, Nuptse 7879m, Baruntse 7720m, Ama Dablam 6856m and other surrounding high peaks in Khumbu region.

For Island Peak climbers requires several equipments. Here we have classified the list of equipments —

You can also buy and rent your personal equipments in Kathmandu.

Fix Rope
Carinbener
crampons
Ice Axe
Ice Crew
shavel
Ice Hammer
Harness
Tent
Jummer
Gas Stove
Sleeping Bags
Shoes
Backpack
Tape Sling Daisy chain
Important equipments

This are the basic required equipments for Island Peak Climbing.

Hiking Nepal will help you to plan a successful trip of Island Peak.

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