Route Suggestions - Lukla/Goyko Lakes/Cho La/Goak Shep/Lukla

[ebc_aussie]

Yo,:D

I'm wanting a bit of advice on a schedule to go by - re: stops/routes etc.. in the shortest (safest) time frame.

Basically - I want to trek from Lukla to the Goyko Lakes; across the Cho La pass; to Goak Shep/Base Camp, then back to Lukla.

Of course I want to take full advantage and see any great sights which may include detours off the main route.

Any suggests on a timetable / map would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Sam

[Escher]

How long are you going for? How long do you want to trek for? What time of year? Have you been to altitude before, do you acclimatise well? Are you used to hiking? Can you put in long days? Will you be carrying your own stuff?

All these have a bearing on what you can do. Shortest and safest is a bit of a misnoma. There is a fairly standard schedule that you will find in any guidebook and on hundreds of websites advertising treks on the internet. You might be able to go faster than that (although I would never advise that on your first trip if you don't have a very good idea how you acclimatise), or you might have to go slower, or indeed you might not be able to go vey high at all. Who knows. Google up "everest trek" or something like that and you will find loads of lists. Answers can be more tailored to your questions if you can explain what you are planning to do.

[Tanus]

Here is my recomendation. Go to ebc first, then across to gokyo, it will work out better that way for a few reasons, but mainly acclimitisation, in gokyo it is very easy to gain hight in few days, it is much harder in the khumbu. A suggested itinery

Day 1 - Fly to lukla, sleep somewhere around benka
Day 2 - sleep namche
Day 3 - sleep namche
Day 4 - sleep namche
Day 5 - sleep kumjung
Day 6 - sleep tengboche
Day 7 - sleep tengboche
Day 8 - sleep pangboche
Day 9 - sleep dingboche
Day 10 - sleep dingboche
Day 11 - sleep dingboche
Day 12 - sleep dugla
Day 13 - sleep lobuche
Day 14 - climb kalapatar sleep gorekshep
Day 15 - walk to ebc sleep gorekshep
Day 16 - sleep dzong la
Day 17 - sleep gokyo (long day but easily doable, have lunch in tagnag)
Day 18 - climb gokyo ri, sleep gokyo
Day 19 - explore north of gokyo, sleep gokyo
Day 20 - sleep phortse tenga
Day 21 - sleep namche
Day 22 - sleep lukla, fly out next morning

[ebc_aussie]

thanks for that Tanus!

S