Mount Everest is the highest point above sea level in the world. The farthest point from the Earth’s center is Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, and the tallest mountain from the Earth’s surface is Mauna Kea in the Pacific Ocean. The height above sea level is generally accepted. Therefore, many scholars define Mount Everest as the highest place in the world.
Everest location
In the distant past, the Himalayas were formed after the collision of the Indian subcontinent with the Asian continent. That is why many of the world’s highest mountains belong to this Himalayan range. 7 of the highest mountains in the world are located in Nepal, the central part of the Himalayas.
Mount Everest is located on the northernmost border of Nepal on the Sino-Nepal border. In our country, there are several different routes to climb Everest as well as Siripada. The most popular route is to climb Everest through Nepal. But it is mentioned in the reports that the Everest trail at the end of Tibet is also a path of natural beauty.
Climbing Everest
The greatest dream of mountaineers around the world is to climb Mount Everest. In 2016, Jayanthi Adilpola succeeded in landing the name of our Sri Lankan mother on Mount Everest. There are many differences of opinion about the man who is believed to have kissed Mount Everest first. Among them, George Mallory and Andrew Irwin are considered to be the first to touch Mount Everest in 1924. But even though they climbed up, they did not have time to go down the hill again.
Mallari’s body was found in 1999 at an altitude of 8155 meters on the northern half of Mount Everest, which is 8844 meters high. It confirms to some extent the opinion that they climbed Everest before Edmund Hillary. Due to the severe winter conditions with snow, the climbers who die on the summit of Everest are also frozen, and there is less decomposition. About 200 such dead bodies are also used as high trail markers on Everest.
Everest was climbed in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzin Norge and Edmund Hillary. Tenzin Norgay is a Nepalese assistant. Wang Fosho, who climbed through Tibet in the Chinese direction, climbed Everest in 1960.
Everest Base Camp Trekking
During Edmund Hillary’s Everest climb, they walked from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp with their belongings and food. Now Lukla, which is considered to be one of the most dangerous airports in the world, has a small airstrip and is usually reached by a small plane from Kathmandu and after a few days of walking, reaching Everest Base Camp.
Reaching this base camp is also a difficult task for someone who is not used to climbing mountains. But many tourists from all over the world have been climbing this base camp for years to see the highest peak in the world.
If going to Everest Base Camp…..
As you have to spend several days at an altitude of more than 4000 meters, no matter what time of the year you climb the base camp, you have to face extreme cold and low oxygen conditions.
The trek starts after a half hour flight from Kathmandu. The people traveling by air to Lukla, a small airport, from there carry their belongings on their backs and make the crossing.
There are tea houses set up for tourists on such popular routes that travel far and wide. Warming of the body and basic comfort of sleeping are provided from these places and food and drinks are also served from these places. During the trek to Everest Base Camp, which was quite a popular route, you will find these tea houses at various places along the way and you can stop at the relevant places according to your fatigue and exhaustion.
If you are physically fit, there are plenty of opportunities to climb two more mountains and experience it on this trip to see Everest up to the base camp.
Can you go alone?
The most famous trek, Everest Base Camp, does not have much difficulty in finding the route in normal weather conditions. In this province where there are few other means of transportation, the residents of the province travel on these roads. Apart from that, there are also tourists who constantly come and go. But some consideration should be given to the fitness of climbing in low oxygen conditions in the freezing cold above 4000m.
When foreigners cross the base camp, they must obtain a permit. Everest related Sagarmatha Park permits and other Nepal trekking permits should be purchased by tourists. Those permits can be obtained in Kathmandu itself. A guide can be found for approximately US$20-25 per day and an additional porter can be hired to carry the luggage. It is more advantageous to find licensed and experienced guides in Nepal itself through travel agencies. Although it is possible to book packages in advance online, it is a very expensive option.
Time spent and body preparation
It is an experience. Also, when reaching the level of 5000 meters above the sea level, the oxygen level in the air is low, so some people experience difficulties such as nausea, vomiting, headache. Then it is more appropriate to rest for a day or two to adapt to that situation.
Usually 9-12 days are spent for the famous base camp trip. The number of days may vary slightly depending on the physical fitness and also the places to visit.
The roads are fine
In this range of Everest, like in Sri Lanka, you will see less green colored hills. In some places surrounded by brown thorn bushes and bushes, there are many large mountains with snow on the top of the mountain. Hanging bridges, yak cattle, Nepalese Sherpa people meet dangerous slopes. The Everest Base Camp trip is an amazing opportunity to see the mountain village life in Nepal.
Through this, you may also have a desire to see the world’s highest mountain Everest and enjoy the life of the people around it and enjoy the snow-free mountain environment. If you have any ideas about this, add them as a comment to our comment column.
