Nepal /
Day 8: Chhukhung to Island Peak Base Camp
Distance: 4 km 
Time: 2 hours
Night: Buddha Lodge, Gorak Shep
Start elevation (Italian Pyramid): 4,995 m
Max elevation (at 3.7 km): 5,184 m
End elevation (Gorak Shep): 5,163 m
Total ascent / descent: 245 m / 77 m
Elevation gain: 168 m
Gorak Shep from south approach, with black Kala Patthar looming over.
Gorak Shep the next morning, after light night snowfall, from the slope of Kala Patthar.
