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  ipedia.com: Imja Tse Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Imja Tse, better known as Island Peak, is a mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal.
Imja Tse was first climbed in 1953 by a British team as a training exercise in preparation for Mount Everest.
Imja Tse is one of the most popular trekking peaks as it requires nominal mountaineering experience, especially when supported by a Nepalese climbing guide.
www.ipedia.com /imja_tse.html   (393 words)

  
 Imja Tse Peak Climbing in Nepal, Imja Tse Nepal
Imja Tse Peak Climbing in Nepal, Imja Tse Nepal
To the south of the Imja Glacier the icy flutings of Baruntse (7,720m/25,328ft) and Amphu peaks lead the eye to the lofty pinnacle of Ama Dablam (6,856m/22,493ft),which is like a giant sea-stack guarding the entrance to the glacial bay in which Island Peak stands.
From base camp the route skirts south-east around the base of Imja Tse between the moraine and the mountain before turning north – east and climbing steep grassy slopes and small rocky steps.
www.adventuremountainclub.com /peak_climbing_nepal/imja_tse.php   (678 words)

  
 Island Peak - Imja Tse - ast51 - with Asian Trekking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The mountain itself is the extension of the South Ridge of Lhotse Shar separated by a small col. The ridge rising to the south from this point leads to the summit of Island Peak.
Imja Tse not only provides an enjoyable climb but also provides some of the most spectacular scenery of Himalayas in the Khumbu region.
Follow the Imja Glacier and the moraines by snowy slopes op to the col at 5,700 m.
www.asian-trekking.com /trekking_peaks/trekpeak_imjatse_ast51.htm   (713 words)

  
 Island Peak climbing, Imja Tse, trekking peaks in Nepal, climbing Island Peak , climbing, Himalayas Everest region, ...
Island Peak also known as Imja Tse is one of the most popular trekking peaks in Nepal for climbing on Himalayas.
Imja Tse not only provides an enjoyable climb but also provides some of the most spectacular scenery of Himalayas in the Everest region.
The normal route for climbing Island Peak is South East Flank and South-West Ridge Normally, the base camp is set at Pareshaya Gyab (5,087m), between Imja Tse and the lateral moraine of the Imja Glacier.
www.climbing-nepal.com /expedition/island_peak.htm   (356 words)

  
 Imja Tse (Island Peak) - 6160 m. - Special Experience in Nepal > Peak Climbing > Imja Tse (Island ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Imja Tse peak, at a height of 6,160 meters, is more popularly known by the name of Island Peak.
The peak was named Island peak by Eric Shipton’s party in 1953, as the peak resembles an island in a sea of ice when viewed form Dingboche.
Later in 1983, the peak was renamed as Imja Tse.
www.highlandernepal.com /peak_climbing/imja_tse-island_peak.html   (231 words)

  
 Climbing for a Cure | Climbs & Expeditions | Everest 2005
In the Spring of 2003, CFAC garnered the interest and support of over 15 climbers and trekkers interested in climbing and trekking in the Nepal Himalaya.
Imja Tse, or Island Peak was the first peak to be attempted for CFAC.
Standing at 20,30 feet, Imja Tse is still a fine peak to climb and the team's success was a first true tribute to Robert's sister, Marie.
www.climbingforacure.com /expeditions/default.asp   (294 words)

  
 Island Peak (Imja Tse) Trekking Peak Climbs - Nepal Mountaineering Expeditons - Everest Base Camp Trek.
Island Peak (Imja Tse) Trekking Peak climb, Nepal peaks climbing, Everest Base Camp trek, organized treks, backpacking and mountaineering expeditons.
The extension of this ridge descending south-west is the part of the normal route of ascent and leads to the South Summit.
From the base camp the route skirts south east around and base of Imja Tse and climbs steep grassy slopes and small rocky steps.
www.trekking-in-nepal.com /peaks_climbing/island_peak.htm   (512 words)

  
 Trekking in Nepal: Imja Tse Climbing Expedition
Imja Tse (Island Peak) stands at the head of the Imja Khola Valley.
The last two hundred meters of Imja Tse is where the technical challenge lies.
We arrive at Imja Tse ready and acclimatized after an exciting roundabout tour of the Khumbu's high valleys, an incredible journey in its own right.
www.moonmountainadventures.com /imjatse.html   (1037 words)

  
 Unisoft Systems Inc. - ACCPAC, Networking, Data Repair, E-Business Solutions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Unisoft is taking part in an expedition to climb Imja Tse, a popular climbing peak located in Nepal.
Imja Tse, also known as Island Peak, is located in Khumbu Himal in the Everest Area of Nepal.
The elevation of Imja Tse is 6,160 meters (20,205 feet), smaller than it's famous cousins -8000 meter peaks- but none the less a very challenging and adventurous climb.
www.unisoft.net /news.php?id=25   (143 words)

  
 ISLAND PEAK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Der Island Peak (Imja Tse, Inselberg) ist ein 6189 Meter hoher Berg im nepalesischen Teil des Himalajas.
1983 wurde er in Imja Tse umbenannt, umgangssprachlich wurde jedoch weiter der Name Island Peak genutzt.
Die Erstbesteigung fand 1953 durch ein britisches Bergsteigerteam statt, als ein Training für die Besteigung des Mount Everest.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/I/Island_Peak   (100 words)

  
 Adventure Nepal island peak, island peak, peak climbing, trekking peak in nepal, trekking climbing peak in nepal
The extension of this ridge descending southwest is the part of the normal route of ascent and leads to the South Summit.
Normally, the base camp is set at Pareshaya Gyab (5,087m), between Imja Tse and the lateral moraine of the Imja Glacier.
From the base camp the route skirts southeast around and base of Imja Tse and climbs steep grassy slopes and small rocky steps.
www.visitnepal.com /fairsteps/mountaineering/island_peak.htm   (437 words)

  
 Wildspirit Adventure Company - Canyoning, Abseiling, Bush Walking, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Blue Mountains and more....   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This is an opportunity to not only trek in one of the most spectacular mountain regions in the world but to also climb a Himalayan mountain.
The peak we have chosen is Imja Tse, also know as Island Peak, a 6,198m mountain surrounded by the giants of the Himalaya and close to Mt Everest.
Imja Tse is considered an entry level mountaineering mountain, sometimes called a trekking peak.
www.wildspirit.com.au /nepal.html   (239 words)

  
 Nepal: Fixed Departures: Imja Tse; Holiday Mountain Treks & Expedition (P) Ltd.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The peak is part of the south ridge of Lhotse Shar and the main land forms a semicircle of cliffs that rise to the north of the summits of Nuptse, Lhotse, Middle Peak and Lhotse Shar.
All you need for this trip is your positive attitude and in sound physical health, as this trip takes you to the high popular route of Everest with ample time to get acclimatised and to be in the high mountain spirit before the ascent to Imja Tse 6199m.
Base camp is by the side of the Imja glacier, below steep grassy slopes, which mark the start of the climb on Island Peak.
www.holidaymountaintreks.com /fixed_departures/imja_tse.htm   (1131 words)

  
 Island Peak - Imjatse Peak, Everest Region, Fully Organized Trek
This is a strenuous trek in the Everest Region, crossing the Chola Pass, and ascending Kalapathar lets you acclimatize fully before you attempt the final summit of the Island Peak (Imja Tse).
The trail climbs beside the lateral moraine of Lhotse and Imja glaciers.
Base camp is situated at the foot of the mountain's south ridge on flat ground between Island Peak and Imja khola.
www.loyaltravel.com.np /18peaks/Island-Peak.htm   (2183 words)

  
 Adventure Alternative - Island Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Island Peak is known as Imja Tse locally and is a 6000 metre peak, standing at 20,320'.
Experience is obviously better, but people have climbed Imja Tse with very little experience of being on a rope.
If the weather is good and the snow is stable then it is an excellent peak for experience at altitude of a semi-technical mountain.
www.adventurealternative.com /island_peak.htm   (864 words)

  
 explanations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The reason for the fast Imja Tse-Namche-Tengpoche time was that after coming down from Imja BC in the morning I heard a rumout that my wife was very sick in Namche (she got sick in Na a week earlier and came down).
Last year I finished the whole hike up with Imja Tse BC to Namche in one day and I was really fit.
: The reason for the fast Imja Tse-Namche-Tengpoche time was that after coming down from Imja BC in the morning I heard a rumout that my wife was very sick in Namche (she got sick in Na a week earlier and came down).
www.yetizone.com /wwwboard/messages/21589.shtml   (420 words)

  
 Imja Tse Trekking Peak in Nepal from Kohinoor Adventure (P) Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal
Imja Tse Trekking Peak in Nepal from Kohinoor Adventure (P) Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal
Imja Tse is usually reached via an offshoot of the Everest Base Camp trail.
The ridge itself is a classic and undulates towards the main summit which is reached via a final tricky snow pitch.
www.kohinooradventure.com /peaks/imjatse.htm   (373 words)

  
 High Passes Trek & Imja Tse
Imja Tse (Island Peak) used to be a fairly easy trekking peak, but the summit glaciers have changed their shape, might be the climate change thing at work, and now there are some tecnical difficulties, i.e.
Mera Peak is the easiest and highest (6472m walkup) alternative, but it can not be climbed as easily timewise being more far away from normal trekking routes.
: Imja Tse (Island Peak) used to be a fairly easy trekking peak, but the summit glaciers have changed their shape, might be the climate change thing at work, and now there are some tecnical difficulties, i.e.
www.yetizone.com /wwwboard/messages/13316.shtml   (482 words)

  
 Imja Tse Peak, Island Peak, Island Base Camp, Peak Climbing in Nepal, Nepal Peaks, Peak Climbing in Nepal, Peak ...
Imja Tse Peak, Island Peak, Island Base Camp, Peak Climbing in Nepal, Nepal Peaks, Peak Climbing in Nepal, Peak Climbing in Nepal Mountains
This is a strenuous trek in the Everest Region, crossing the Chola Pass, and ascending Kalapathar if clients who have plenty of time to look around Everest and lets you acclimatize fully before you attempt the final summit of the Island Peak (Imja Tse).
It is normally a non-technical snow climb, except one steep ice or snow climb of about 100 Meters and then to the final ascent of the Peak.
www.holidaynepal.com /trekking_peak/imja-tse.htm   (237 words)

  
 Imja Tse-Island Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The views of Makalu (8475m) in the east, Baruntse and Amadablam in the south add more charm for climbing Island Peak.South East Flank and South-West RidgeNormally, the base camp is set at Pareshaya Gyab (5,087m), between Imja Tse and the lateral moraine of the Imja Glacier.
It should not be forgotten that the place is more likely for avalanche in the event of heavy snowfall.
We scramble up on open gully which leads between two ridges to the site of high camp on the left-hand ridge below and to the right of a small hanging glacier (5, 280m).
www.nepaltravels.com /imja_tseIsland_peak.htm?UID=2_9_8&COU=2   (753 words)

  
 ImjaTse99
Športový cieľ expedície bol výstup na Imja Tse (Island Peak), spoločensko - humanitným cieľom bolo stretnutie s nepálskymi ženami, odovzdanie zdravotných a školských potrieb nepálskym deťom.
Slovak Women`s Himalaya Expedition Imja Tse (Island Peak) - 6189 m
In April and May 1999, Slovak Women`s Expedition was organized in the area of Solo Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park.
www.bbb.sk /ImjaTse99   (177 words)

  
 Everest Treks
I live in the mountains in New Zealand and find peace whenever I am in the hills, any-where in the world.
But it was satisfying to climb a Himalayan Peak, Imja Tse, with some dear friends in 1990.
Summit, Imja Tse, 6186 metres, Everest Himalaya, June 1990.From left; Sherpa Horse (Captain Erik Inkster), Karen Fellerhoff(Leader American Everest Expedition 1989), Tashi Sherpa (six times Everest Summiter), Dr John MacKenzie, John Gully.
www.everesttreks.co.nz /people.html   (356 words)

  
 Trekking in Nepal: Imja Tse Climbing Expedition
Our expeditions to Imja Tse and Mera Peak are designed to fulfill this dream, to trek and acclimatize in a rich cultural environment and to climb to the summit of a snow peak in the heart of the Khumbu Himalaya.
The basic requirements for these trips are good health, good fitness and basic mountaineering skills: familiarity with the use of an ice axe and crampons, glacier travel, and that undefinable urge to go up.
On Imja Tse, we will be accompanied by a Sherpa climbing guide.
www.moonmountainadventures.com /climbing.html   (384 words)

  
 Trekking Peaks in Nepal - Imja Tse (Island Peak) via Kalapattar
Eastward of Katmandu and commence trek to Lukla and then continue up past Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Imja Glacier to the Base camp of Imja Tse or Island peak.
Three days are set aside for the ascent of Imja Tse and follow the same route back to Katmandu as in the ‘Everest’ trek.
If you take one-way flight to Lukla, the whole trip will cover within 23 days and 16 days is enough if both way flights are taken.
www.expeditionnepal.com /trekking-peaks/imjetse-islandpeak.php   (276 words)

  
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But you cannot see Everest from the base camp, so most trekkers climb Kala Pattar, an unassuming 5545-metre bump on the southern flank of Pumori (7145 metres).
In 1952 Eric Shipton followed the Imja River en-route to the remote Barun gorge between Baruntse & Makalu.
Charles Evans, Charles Wylie, Alf Gregory & Tenzing Norgay climbed Island Peak in 1953 with a group of seven sherpas, in preparation for Everest Climb.
www.freehomepages.com /jiban/islandpeak.html   (349 words)

  
 KEEP-History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In 1991, in an attempt to draw attention to the environmental problems of the Khumbu region of Nepal, Ms.
Tracey Taylor Young of the UK set out to climb Imja Tse (Island Peak).
Tragically, the expedition came to an abrupt end when Tracey Taylor Young was killed in a fall during the approach trek.
www.keepnepal.org /history.htm   (282 words)

  
 Island Peak Base Camp Trek, Climb Imja Tse at 6160m ASL
The mountain was named in 1952 by Shitons party and although it was later renames Imja Tse, many of the locals still refer to it as
From base camp, the trek to the summit involves some steep sections, where the use of crampons, Ice-axe and ropes are necessary, and for this reason we use highly experienced guides who know the mountain very well, to guide you to the summit.
Today, we trek along the Imja Khola to Pareshaya Gyab, a pleasant site by a small lake with fine views of the Lhotse Glacier and Nuptse-Lhotse wall.
www.nomadicadventures.co.za /Nepal/Island_Peak/Island_Peak.html   (858 words)

  
 Island Peak
Teprve v roce 1983 byla hora přjmenována nepálskou vládou na Imja Tse, avšak jméno Island Peak neupadlo v zapomění.
Základní tábor leží v místě které se nazývá Pareshaya Gyab a leží ve výšce 5087 m na úpatí jihovýchodního svahu Island Peak a morény ledovce Imja.
Cesta vede ze základního tábora podél ledovce Imja a obchází se celý Island Peak až do sedla 5700 m.
www.garba.cz /nepal/islandpeak.htm   (927 words)

  
 Rob Chang Inspires - About Rob
He has climbed in Peru, Argentina/Chile, Mexico, Canada and extensively in the United States, Alaska and has over 1500 days in the field.
He has been on 6 expeditions to the Nepal Himalaya that include summits on Mount Everest, Ama Dablam, Imja Tse and Lobuche East and has over 200 + days above 16,000 feet.
He enjoys all disciplines of climbing from frozen waterfalls, to the big walls in Yosemite, to the cozy confines of an indoor rock gym.
www.robchanginspires.com /about_the_speaker.asp   (426 words)

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