Mount Everest Base Camp

Two base camps are located on opposite sides of Mt. Everest (Mount Everest), in southern Nepal and northern Tibet, China. Located at an altitude of 5360 m/17, 600 feet is the South Base Camp in Nepal, and the 5208 m/17, 090 m from the base camp north of Tibet. These fields are primitive campsites on Mount Everest, which are used for rock climbers during the ascent and descent. South Base Camp is used when you climb along the ridge south-east, while the North Base Camp is used when you climb along the crest of the Northeast.

South Base Camp, shipments usually fly to Lukla (2860 m) from Kathmandu and pass through Namche Bazaar. Mountaineers and trekking to base camp, which usually takes six to eight days, allowing for proper acclimatization to prevent altitude sickness (AMS). Climbing equipment and supplies are carried by yaks, dzopkyos (yak hybrids) and human porters to Base Camp on the Khumbu glacier.

North Base Camp has access to vehicles through Lhasa Shigatse (Xigaze). It is located just below the Khumbu glacier (or Rongbuk glacier), where a gravel plain. Climbers usually rest there for several days of acclimatization, reduce risk and severity of altitude sickness. The base camp consists of a long list of stores with food, blankets, bottles of oxygen and light. For most common visitors, who usually arrive by car (but this time, some are crazy for walking and cycling), and what they want is a long view of the mighty and holy mountain Everest.

Visit the North (Tibet side) Base Camp requires a permit from the Chinese government, in addition to the permits required to visit Tibet itself. At this point, these permits can be arranged relatively easily through travel companies / offices in Lhasa, usually as part of a package that included renting a car, driver and translator. Road access to base camp in the North can be obtained from a road junction south of the Friendship Highway.

Trekking to set the fields on both sides of Mount Everest are the most popular trekking routes in Nepal and Tibet, in China and made thousands of hikers every year.

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Mount Everest from Kala Patthar in Nepal

View of Everest from Kala Patthar in Nepal

Mount Everest is said to be the tallest mountain on Earth. It literally means the top or the head of the sky. Mount Everest touches the borders of China, Tibet, and Nepal and is a part of the Himalayan Range… Its total height above sea level is 29,029 ft. During 1856, the name of Mount Everest was Peak XV. Its official name was given by the Geographical Society.

Despite the fact it is the highest peak in the world, hikers from all over the world come and climb this mountain despite all difficulties. A whole team of climbers can help both armature and novice climbers climb the peak. If one follows the standard route to climb, it is quite safe to climb the mountains. However, the problem in the Himalayas are faced with bad weather, fast wind and low breathing that can happen due to high altitude.

Aerial View of Mount Everest from the south
Climbers must pay heavy amount of money to climb the mountain, which acts as a continuous source of income to Nepal. However, an equal amount has to be raised to get license and permit of $25,000 to climb the Mount Everest. Till 2007, 210 people have lost their lives while climbing Mount Everest due to high storm.

There are two main routes for climbing Mt. Everest. One is from the Southeast of Nepal and the other is from the North of Tibet. The most preferred route out of the two is the Southeast that starts from Nepal. The best time to start climbing is during May, before the summer monsoon, as the direction of the wind is quite favorable during that time.

View from Tingri, a small village on the Tibetan plateau
at around 4050m above sea level.

Beautiful shot of Mount Everest

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