The
Lobuje Mountain consists of two different
summits, viz. East and West with heights of 6,119
m and 6,145 m respectively. A continuous ridge connects
them but there is still a sharp gap and a considerable
distance between them. The East Peak is recognised
as a trekking peak, whereas the West is known as an
Expedition Peak. Lobuje being an attractive mountain
offers various existing routes and also a potential
for new ones. The dark triangle of its rocky East
face rises over the moraines of the Khumbu Glacier
to a spectacular skyline, forming the south ridge.
The peak of Lobuje East is reached by descending a
marked notch and climbing steep snowy slopes to the
top. On most occasions, the mountain is climbed on
the summit ridge only as far as a subsidiary snow
summit, south–east of the true peak and before the
notch. This peak is identified as the false peak.
Laurence Nielson and Ang Gyalzen Sherpa made the first
ascent to Lobuje East on 25 April 1984 although there
are possibilities that others have reached the summit
before. But no records are available.