Overview The Pachermo Peak climbing trip is an exhilarating adventure that takes you to the heart of the Himalayas in Nepal. Standing tall at an impressive altitude of 6,187 meters (20,298 feet), Pachermo Peak also offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for climbers seeking a thrilling expedition. The journey begins in Kathmandu, where you will embark on a scenic flight to Lukla, a small town nestled in the Everest region. From Lukla, the trekking trail winds through picturesque Sherpa villages, lush forests, and captivating landscapes. As you make your way to the base camp of Pachermo Peak, you'll also get…
The Pachermo Peak climbing trip is an exhilarating adventure that takes you to the heart of the Himalayas in Nepal. Standing tall at an impressive altitude of 6,187 meters (20,298 feet), Pachermo Peak also offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for climbers seeking a thrilling expedition.
The journey begins in Kathmandu, where you will embark on a scenic flight to Lukla, a small town nestled in the Everest region. From Lukla, the trekking trail winds through picturesque Sherpa villages, lush forests, and captivating landscapes. As you make your way to the base camp of Pachermo Peak, you’ll also get captivate by the breathtaking beauty of the Khumbu Valley and the surrounding snow-capped peaks.
The climb itself demands physical fitness and some prior climbing experience. The ascent to Pachermo Peak also involves navigating through steep slopes, glaciers, and icy ridges, requiring the use of technical mountaineering skills such as rope handling and ice axe techniques. However, with the guidance of experienced Sherpa guides and a well-planned itinerary, you’ll have the opportunity to test your limits and achieve the summit.
Reaching the top of Pachermo Peak is an extraordinary accomplishment. From the summit, you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views that extend as far as the eye can see, with towering giants like Everest, Cho Oyu, and Lhotse dominating the skyline. The feeling of standing atop this majestic peak is indescribable and will leave you with memories that last a lifetime.
After the successful summit, the descent takes you back through the charming villages of the Khumbu region, where you can immerse yourself in the unique Sherpa culture and hospitality. You’ll have the chance to visit ancient monasteries, interact with local communities, and gain a deeper understanding of their way of life.
The Pachermo Peak climbing trip is an extraordinary adventure that combines physical challenge with awe-inspiring natural beauty. It is an experience that pushes boundaries, tests endurance, and rewards with the sheer joy of conquering a Himalayan peak. So, prepare yourself for an unforgettable journey that will leave you with a sense of accomplishment and a profound appreciation for the grandeur of the mountains.
Our airport arrival and departure representative will be at Tribhuwan International Airport on your arrival schedule. You will be transferred to the hotel and our staff will help you until check-in procedure ends at Hotel. Either you can have rest at Hotel. In the evening, join our welcome dinner program organized by Nepal Challenge Trek Team.
Meals: BB Plan + Welcome Dinner
We will spend our day sightseeing around some of the attractive world heritage sites within Kathmandu valley. Also, today we will complete all the necessary paper works and other preparations required for Parchamo Peak Climbing with Nepal Challenge Trek.
Note: It is not possible to visit all world heritage sites in Kathmandu within a day. So you can choose at least 3-4 places for day sightseeing.
Meals: BB Plan
After breakfast, be prepared for the driving trip towards Gongar Khola from Kathmandu. We take a full day jeep drive. The first couple of hours we follow the smooth road of Araniko Highway, following the drive of Bhotekoshi and Sunkoshi River bank side. En-route we enjoy the scenery from several hilly regions of Nepal. Drive through the adventurous zigzag and the rugged road takes us to reach at Gangor Khola for first overnight stay.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today, we start our first day of trekking (pre-climbing) journey following the west bank of Bhotekoshi River. Impressive views of Mt. Gauri Shankar, beautiful waterfalls, passing through the agricultural farmlands, charming villages make our day worth full until reach at Simigaun. On the way, we observe and explore Sherpa culture and other mixed cultural villages, frequently encounter and interaction with honest and hospitable natives.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today, we begin our journey with steeply climbing through beautiful rhododendron forest until reach to Shakpa at 2460 meters. After Shakpa, we again gradually ascend towards a ridge of Sambur Danda. Then cross the adventurous pass Daldung La Pass at 3976 meters and descend down to Rolwaling valley. Again we follow a path to long diagonal descends to Rolwaling river. After crossing a wooden made small bridge, we continue heading to east through narrow shaded Rolwaling Valley to reach Dobhan. The Nepali word Dovan means a place of a junction where two or more rivers junctions each other.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today, after taking breakfast we start our journey to Beding, firstly we begin through gentle uphill trails. The trail passes through the numerous numbers of Sherpa settlements, explore Sherpa villages made from stone walls and wood/stone roofs. Beding is the largest village settlement in the Rolwaling region of Nepal, located in a narrow George sandwiched from the beautiful landscape. At evening, we can explore the villages, Buddhist monasteries and gompas as well as hike to Manlung La – A splendid viewpoint.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today, we follow the trail north side of the river, a short day walks to reach another charming village settlement of Na. As we gradually gain the altitudes, an impressive close-up view of mountains starts to appear. Na village is not a permanent village, in a summertime animal are grazed and potatoes are grown over there.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
A day at Na village for acclimatization will be worth staying to hike around the villages, explore various roughly made monasteries as well as great views of Mt. Chobutse 6689m raises above Tsho Rolpa Glacier Lake, Ramdung Peak and other snow-capped peaks. We highly recommend taking a rest day at Na Village to be familiar with the altitudes since we need to gain more altitude in the next few days.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
After taking breakfast, we head towards Tsho Rolpa Glacier Lake; first, we cross the river and follow the south bank of the river. We gradually walk through moraines, often ice and snow-filled steps. This is also a short day walk, if we took an acclimatization day at Beding we could reach at Tsho Rolpa in a single day walk, our safety and security concern about the possible mountain sickness, designed the itinerary with a very flexible schedule. Tsho Rolpa Lake, a glacier lake allows exploration of the surrounding places i.e. Omai Tsho and the Ripimo Shar valley to the north.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
4-5 hrs Trek Tented Camp
After breakfast, we start our journey firstly ascend towards the glacier. We recommend starting our day before heated by the matured sun lights since if we will be late, the snows will be melted and the wind blows also would be increased and makes our walk difficult. After crossing the glacier, we follow the trail towards the eastern corner right above from the glacier. Then we descend towards the southern edge of Trakarding Glacier. Again, we follow the ascending trail that leads to reaching Drolambu Glacier.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today’s walk contains very crucial value since we need to cross the adventurous Tashi Lapcha Pass at 5755 meters. We start our journey early in the morning, we follow an ascending natural ramp that leads us to reach and cross the pass. Tashi Lapcha pass is a rocky and snow-covered adventurous ridge made up by beautiful snow-covered peaks in both sides. From there, we can have great views surrounding of mountains and peaks. After crossing the pass, we immediately start to descent around 100m to make a camp at Tashi Cape.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
We take a rest and altitude acclimatization day at Tashi Cape. It is essential to take an acclimatization day for ensuring the successful Parchamo Peak Climbing. We spend our day to be mentally and physically prepared, arranging the essential gears, practice and get instructions about the usages of equipment, hiking and walking around the surroundings.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today, we are going to attempt our climb towards Parchamo Peak. We start our climb early in the morning, flow the snow slope; we climb north-east over the rock and snow made walls of Tengi Ragi Tau. Instructions and the guidelines provided by our experienced climbing guide needs to be followed carefully. From the summit, we will be rewarded by splendid views of Mt. Cho Oyu, Mt. Amadablam, Mt. Thamserku, Mt, Kusum Kanguru and much other snow-capped peaks. After having the successful summit, we descend and head to reach Ngole.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Today, we continue to trek towards a long descends towards Thengpo Kharka. En-route we can have great views of Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Makalu and several other snow-covered mountains. Thyangbo Kharka has few tea houses and good camping sites.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
After breakfast, first, we follow a trail to reach Thame. After Thame, we follow the trail along Bhote Koshi River; descend gradually towards Punki Tenga, passing the several charming villages. It is an old trade route over the Nangpa La into Tibet. Today, we follow gentle ascend and descend walks, an easy walk after accomplish many hard walking in previous days, leads us to reach Sherpa capital – Namche Bazaar.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
The last day of our trek leads from Namche Bazaar via Monjo to Lukla. We descent passing through the dense forested area – a pleasant walk, except for few short uphill climbs and then down to the Bhote- Koshi River crossing it three times. After a while, a final uphill climb of approximately about 45 minutes will bring us back to Lukla.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
We will take an early morning flight from Lukla back to Kathmandu. Enjoy the scenic mountain flight after the wonderful achievement of Parchamo Peak summit.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
You would surely like to see as much of Kathmandu as possible. An early start is practical to visit the temples of Kathmandu. Also, walking around the shopping area of Thamel is worth spending quality time at Kathmandu. We will have a final meal together in the evening.
Meals: (Breakfast + Farewell Dinner)
Our representative will drop you at the International Airport as per your flight schedule.
Meals: Breakfast
Services and Cost Does not Included in Price:
1. International Airfares,
2. Travel/Trekking Insurance,
3. Excess baggage charges More than 16kg and hand bag more than 5 kg in
domestic flights.
4. Visa fees.
5. Airport Departure Taxes.
6. Drinks (Cold and Alcoholic) Rescue charge.
7. Tips for The staffs.
8. Expenses of Personnel nature and Permit and Liaison officer fee (where Applicable.
9. Meals during stay in the Kathmandu.
10. Domestic Ticket Etc.
11. Personal Climbing Gears
Pachermo Peak is a trekking peak located in the Rolwaling region of Nepal, near the border of Tibet. It’s a challenging peak that requires technical mountaineering skills and is recommended for experienced climbers.
There are several packages available that include Pachermo Peak climbing. Some of the most common packages include:
Climbers attempting Pachermo Peak should have prior mountaineering experience and be comfortable with technical climbing on ice and snow. It’s important to choose a reputable guide or operator with experience in the region and a good safety record. Proper acclimatization and physical fitness are also important to ensure a successful climb.