From the summit of Gokyo Ri it is possible to see four 8,000-metre peaks: Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu.

The route itself ends at Gokyo Ri, and trekkers typically turn around at this point and retrace their steps back to the trailhead.

There is an alternative mountaineering route that begins near the southern tip of Ngozumpa Glacier and just south of Taujun Lake.

This alternative route leads east over the Cho La, a pass at 5,420 m (17,782 ft), where it meets with the main Everest Base Camp trek.

[4] There is another higher summit just north of where the main Gokyo trek route ends.