Everest Base Camp is the camp at which most expeditions up the world's highest mountain start from in Nepal. “Everest†redirects here. ...
Everest Base Camp is situated at 17,600 feet (5,360 m). Strangely, Everest's summit cannot be seen from Base Camp - it is too close.
There is also a Base Camp on the north side of Mt. Everest in Tibet. It is the place where many climbers can get shelter, food and supplies before climbing Everest. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 西è—, Hanyu Pinyin: XÄ«zà ng; also referred to as è—区 (Simplified Chinese), è—å€ (Traditional Chinese), Zà ngqÅ« (Hanyu Pinyin), see Name section below) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ...
A view of Everest southeast ridge base camp. The Khumbu Icefall can be seen in the left. In the center we can see the remains of a helicopter that crashed there in 2003.
Everest disappears behind the mountains and as the trail turns to the southeast and begins to climb to the pass.
Either way, we will arrive in EverestBaseCamp in the morning and be face-to-face with Chomolungma (the Tibetan name for Everest.) Relax enjoying the spectacular view or stop by one of the local support tents for a cup of tea.
You will return from basecamp and rejoin your local vehicle for the return drive to Lhatse where you arrive in the evening to spend the night.
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