TREK TO EVEREST BASE CAMP 5380 meters (17,676 ft), IN NEPAL

Planning & Preparations

The Mt Everest or Solo Khumbu area is the second most popular trekking area in Nepal. It would be the most popular, but for its remoteness. One has to fly to Lukla , a small airstrip on the shoulder of a mountain in a remote area, or walk an additional week .

Trek in Nepal (EBC) involves walking for many days, mostly up and down steep hills through remote villages.
Every day walk leads you one day further into the hills, so you will also have to walk the same distance to get back. Make proper preparation before you start the trek so you don’t end up a week away from road/airstrip ill equipped, exhausted or unable to cope with the thought of walking all that distance back.

A trek is physically demanding because of its length and almost unbelievable change in elevation. During the 180KM trek from Lukla to EBC & return, the trail loses and gains more than 6000mtrs (19,600ft) of elevation during its many steep ascents and descents.