About the mountain
Pumori is a popular climbing peak in the Himalayas, lying 8km west of Mount Everest, standing at 7,161m (23,494ft) above sea level on the Nepal-Tibet border. The name ‘Pumori’ means “the mountain daughter” in Sherpa language, and was named by George Mallory, who also called it Clare Peak after his own daughter.
The mountain was first climbed on May 17th, 1962 by Gerhard Lenser on a German-Swiss expedition.
The popularity of the mountain has increased over the years, partly due to being able to use the Everest basecamp facilities, as well as the amazing views of Tibet, Nepal and Everest offered on the climb.
Climbing the mountain
This expedition takes places over 30 days starting from Kathmandu in Nepal, and uses our existing infrastructure and itinerary for the trek to Everest Basecamp from where the climb will start.
We will be placing 3 higher camps on the mountain, with camp 1 (5,700m) being reached after a few hours of walking.
From camp 1 to camp 2 (6,200m) the climbing gets much harder, with steep, exposed ridges as well as some ice walls with fixed ropes being required. From camp 2 the next section involves steep ice climbing, with a considerable avalanche risk from the big seracs hanging from the shoulder around 6,500m until we reach camp 3 at 6,850m.
From camp 3 we will attempt to reach the summit, again using the fixed ropes to navigate the many crevasses and ice walls until we reach the top and then return to camp 3 for the night, and then back down to Everest Base Camp the following morning.
2020 ProgrammE
Trip 1 – 25 March to 23 APRIL
25 March
Arrive Kathmandu
1,317m
26
Kathmandu
27
Fly Kathmandu – Namche
3,440m
28
Namche – Khumjung
3,780m
29
Khumjung
30
Khumjung – Phortse
3,810m
31
Phortse – Pheriche
4,240m
01 April
Pheriche
02
Pheriche – Lobuche
4,910m
03
Lobuche
04
Lobuche – Everest Base Camp
5,267m
05
Everest Base Camp
06
Everest Base Camp
07
Everest Base Camp – Kalapatta – Everest Base Camp
5,555m
08
Everest Base Camp
09
Everest Base Camp – Pumori Camp 1 – Everest Base Camp
5,750m
10
Everest Base Camp
11
Everest Base Camp – Pumori Camp 2 – Everest Base Camp
6,250m
12
Everest Base Camp
13
Everest Base Camp – Camp 2
14
Camp 2 – Camp 3 – Camp 2
6,750m
15
Camp 2 – Camp 3
16
Camp 3 – Summit – Camp 3
7,165m
17
Camp 3 – Everest Base Camp
18
Everest Base Camp
19
Everest Base Camp – Pangboche
20
Pangboche – Namche
21
Fly Namche – Lukla – Kathmandu
22
Kathmandu
23
Depart Kathmandu
2020 ProgrammE
Trip 2 – 19 april – 18 mAY
19 APRIL
Arrive Kathmandu
1,317m
20
Kathmandu
27
Fly Kathmandu – Namche
3,440m
22
Namche – Khumjung
3,780m
23
Khumjung
34
Khumjung – Phortse
3,810m
25
Phortse – Pheriche
4,240m
26
Pheriche
27
Pheriche – Lobuche
4,910m
28
Lobuche
29
Lobuche – Everest Base Camp
5,267m
30
Everest Base Camp
01 mAY
Everest Base Camp
02
Everest Base Camp – Kalapatta – Everest Base Camp
5,555m
03
Everest Base Camp
04
Everest Base Camp – Pumori Camp1 – Everest Base Camp
5,750m
0
Everest Base Camp
06
Everest Base Camp – Pumori Camp 2 – Everest Base Camp
6,250m
0
Everest Base Camp
08
Everest Base Camp – Camp 2
09
Camp 2 – Camp 3 – Camp 2
6,750m
10
Camp 2 – Camp 3
11
Camp 3 – Summit – Camp 3
7,165m
12
Camp 3 – Everest Base Camp
1
Everest Base Camp
14
Everest Base Camp – Pangboche
15
Pangboche – Namche
1
Fly Namche – Lukla – Kathmandu
17
Kathmandu
18
Depart Kathmandu