Everest Base Camp - Himalayan Asia Treks

KATHMANDU, Nepal - April 8, 2021 - PRLog -- There are two base camps on Everest , on opposite sides of the mountains: South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 meters, while North Base Camp is in Tibet, China at 5,150 meters.

The base camps are rudimentary campsites at the bottom of Everest that are employed by mountain climbers during their ascent and descent; they're also visited by hikers. South Base Camp is employed when climbing via the southeast ridge, while North Base Camp is employed when climbing via the northeast ridge.

Supplies are shipped to the South Base Camp by porters, and with the assistance of animals, usually yaks. The North Base Camp is accessed by a paved road that branches from China National Highway 318. Climbers typically rest at base camp for several days for acclimatization, to scale back the danger of hypoxia .
The Everest Base Camp trek on the side , at an altitude of 17,900 feet (5,500 m), is one among the foremost popular trekking routes within the Himalayas and about 40,000 people per annum make the trek there from Lukla airport. Trekkers usually fly from Kathmandu to Lukla to save lots of time and energy before beginning the trek to the bottom camp. However, trekking to Lukla is feasible . There are not any roads from Kathmandu to Lukla and as a result, the sole method of transporting large and heavy goods is by plane.
Everest Base Trek Route Map from Nepal side

From Lukla, climbers trek upward to the Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar, 3,440 meters , following the valley of the Dudh Kosi river. It takes about two days to succeed in the village, which is that the central hub of the world . Typically at now , climbers allow each day of rest for acclimatization. They then trek for an additional two days to Dingboche, 4,260 metres (13,980 ft) before resting for an additional day for further acclimatization. Another two days takes them to Everest Base Camp via Gorakshep, the flat field below Kala Patthar, 5,545 meters and Mt. Pumori.

On 25 April 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the instant magnitude scale, struck Nepal and triggered an avalanche on Pumori that swept through the South Base Camp. a minimum of 19 people were said to possess been killed as a result. Just over fortnight later, on May 12, a second quake struck measuring 7.3 on the Mw. a number of the paths resulting in Everest Base Camp were damaged by these earthquakes and needed repairs.