TOP 15 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EVEREST BASE CAMP (NEPAL), NO ONE KNOWS BUT YOU

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There are in fact, 2 Everest Base Camps, of course, one in Nepal while the other one is in Tibet, China. While it’s easy to get access to China’s side via road, for Nepal’s base camp, you have to go through 7+ days of interesting walks to get to it unless of course, you take a helicopter ride to the base camp straight (altitude problem won’t let you stop there for more than an hour).

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Everest base camp in Nepal is much higher than most of the mountains in Europe, Antarctica, Africa and Oceania. It’s at a staggering height of 5,364 meters or 17,598 ft above sea level. While Everest base camp in Tibet is 5,150 meters or 16,900?ft above sea level.

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Everest base camp is only a little over 200 km away from Kathmandu, the capital city and 65 km from Lukla, the most dangerous airport in Nepal.

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40,000+ trekkers reach Everest base camp yearly (as recorded before Covid-19). From late 2021, the momentum has already taken its pace, so the previous number is expected to be touched or even exceeded soon.?

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'Trekking to Everest Base Camp?is dangerous in many ways.'?

First, there’s extreme cold, then strenuous walking and finally, altitude sickness (AMS). Oxygen level is only at around 80% in the Everest base camp. However, with the right training, preparation and mindset, one can overcome these problems.

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If you are?traveling to Everest base camp?in months other than Spring (March, April and May), you will only find trekkers on the trail, not mountain climbers.?Everest climbing?is entirely a different sport, after all.

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It is surely expensive to go to Everest base camp compared to other base camps since you have to take flights from/to Lukla before and after finishing the journey.

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You must choose the right time for the?Everest base camp trek, depending on what you most prefer to see. Do you favor the mountains, animals, birds or flowers more? For clear mountain views, September to February are the best times; for spotting wild animals, winter months, from December to February are the best months; for birdwatching, Spring months, from March to May are the best times; finally, for observing the wildflowers, from April to August are the best months for?Everest base camp journey.

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You can see more than 100 named and unnamed peaks on the Everest base camp trail (you can see so many, but only if you can complete all viewpoints on the trail).

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Did you know that the real Everest base camp is a bit confusing for many? Most of the trekkers, in reality, do not go up to the main base camp point (half kilometers further) but only to the ‘fake Everest base camp,’ which is the popular one (where the red spray is used to write Everest Base Camp in a big rock); it was created mainly to keep away trekkers, far from expeditioners and their camps in the ‘real Everest base camp’.

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“World’s Highest Marathon” by the Guinness Book of World Records is held in Everest base camp and starts from here.

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You will find Sherpas and their settlements all along the trail; they are the experts in climbing Everest as they have adapted to the high altitudes since their birth.

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You cannot see Mount Everest from the Everest base camp itself.

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Since the Everest base camp lies atop the Khumbu glacier, and the glacier is melting rapidly and gradually every year, the Everest base camp is continuously moving year by year.

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Everest Base Camp, during the climbing or expedition season (Spring), becomes like a small town. You will find 1000s of various shapes and styles of tents, hot shower facilities, electricity, helipad, a hospital, waste management system, telecom towers and a lot more.

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