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The journey will culminate with the final march to the imposing Everest Base Camp. A private porter carrying heavy loads on their head and back (Rod Ardehali) Our first major stop is at 3,440m ...
The Everest Base Camp trek on the south side, at an elevation of 5,364 m (17,598 ft), is one of the most popular trekking routes in the Himalayas and about 40,000 people per year make the trek there from Lukla Airport (2,846 m or 9,337 ft). [5]
They were well-acclimatised to altitude, having wintered over at 5,800 metres (19,029 ft) near the base of the peak as part of the 1960–61 Silver Hut expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary. [ 7 ] Situated at a distance of 162 km (101 mi) north of the provincial capital of Biratnagar and 152 km (94 mi) northeast to Kathmandu , Ama Dablam is the ...
The ascent of Kala Patthar begins at Gorakshep (5,163 m or 16,939 ft), the original base camp for Mt. Everest. After a brief dip to an ancient lake bed (which now contains a small lake and a helipad), the ascent makes its way up a series of steep switchbacks before levelling off somewhat as it traverses to the eastern side of the mountain.
North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp Everest and Lhotse from the south (Nepal): in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dablam. Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma, [note 4] is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.
Youngest person to trek to Everest Base Camp Aged 4 years and 4 month Virat sheokand India, 2017 [148] [149] Youngest person to ever be at the Base Camp 0 years and 11 months Ksenia de Cos Tri-Citizens of Spain, Ukraine, United States May 2018 [148] [149] Youngest brothers / siblings to trek to Everest Base Camp Aged 6, 8, 11 years
Map of Everest region Rongbuk Monastery, Mount Everest in the background. The journey to base camp primarily followed the route used in 1921. Starting in India, the expedition members gathered in Darjeeling at the end of March 1922. Some participants had arrived one month earlier to organize and recruit porters.
The Everest ER is a seasonal tent-based medical clinic at the Everest base camp (17,600 ft; 5,400 m) founded in 2003 by Dr. Luanne Freer, a volunteer physician for the nonprofit Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) in Nepal and Associate Medical Director of Medcor, Inc. [1] [2] [3] Volunteer doctors provide altitude-experienced health care and preventative education to the climbing community ...