Gyan and I climbed the Kongma La while Chandraman, Pasang and Dumbar took the normal route via Dughla and Pheriche. It took us 45 minutes to cross the Khumbu Glacier from Lobuche to the bottom of the trail to the Kongma La. The trail to the Kongma La was fairly easy most of the way, hugging the left side with views to Pokalde, reaching the Kongma La (5535m) after 105 minutes.