First Himalayan Summit
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:05 pm
Hello Everyone !
Iam new in summitpost and is seeking advices from the experts in this web.
Iam planning to visit Nepal this May and is planning to do the Everest Base Camp trek. Also Iam planning to include Island Peak on my trip.
The plan was to trek from Lukla to the EBC then Island Peak for 20 days. My main concern is that since this is my first time to the Himalayan and will be my first ice and altitude climbing ever, will this be recomended ? How hard and technical is the climb to the summit of Island Peak.
Considering that I have no experience on ice climbing and technical climbing and also that I am quite new to mountaineering, My highest climb was Mount Kinabalu (around 4000m), and since I am based in Indonesia my climbing experience is only limited to tropical mountains in Indonesia (all below 4000m). Iam in a great shape ( I guess) but considering the altitude of Island Peak will it be wise for me to climb it during my first trip to the Himalayan ?
What other easy and cheap himalayan peaks will you recommend ?
Any suggestion and positive comments are warmly welcomed..!
Reggie
Iam new in summitpost and is seeking advices from the experts in this web.
Iam planning to visit Nepal this May and is planning to do the Everest Base Camp trek. Also Iam planning to include Island Peak on my trip.
The plan was to trek from Lukla to the EBC then Island Peak for 20 days. My main concern is that since this is my first time to the Himalayan and will be my first ice and altitude climbing ever, will this be recomended ? How hard and technical is the climb to the summit of Island Peak.
Considering that I have no experience on ice climbing and technical climbing and also that I am quite new to mountaineering, My highest climb was Mount Kinabalu (around 4000m), and since I am based in Indonesia my climbing experience is only limited to tropical mountains in Indonesia (all below 4000m). Iam in a great shape ( I guess) but considering the altitude of Island Peak will it be wise for me to climb it during my first trip to the Himalayan ?
What other easy and cheap himalayan peaks will you recommend ?
Any suggestion and positive comments are warmly welcomed..!
Reggie