16 Apr 2020 Nabin Baniya
As we all know, Everest Base Camp is the dream of many adventure lovers around the globe. The base camp is situated at the elevation of 5363 meters above sea level in Sagarmatha National Park. Hiking Everest base camp is difficult because glaciers move every year and the base camp position changes.
The helicopter flight tour was also unable to land at base camp due to risk. EBC is set on the Khumbu glaciers, where thousands of tents and people stay during the climbing periods.
Everest Base Camp is the final destination during the Everest Base Camp Trek, whether it’s a luxury trek or combined with a yoga adventure. We have the Kala Pather Hike also, but base camp itself signifies the importance of the base of the world’s highest mountain, Everest. While doing the trek to base camp, we will stay the night in the guest house on the Everest base camp trek; the guest house also provides food during the EBC trek.
The base camp hike is easier than the Kalapather hike. The base camp is easy to do with proper guides along with a proper packing list. You can check the Magic Himalaya Everest base camp trek packing list for easy packing before starting.
Routes to Everest base camp
We will wake up early in the morning; during the day we start to hike Everest Base Camp. Today we will have breakfast in Loubecha Village. After breakfast is complete, we will start the trek towards Gorakshep Village. We will walk through the ridge on the left side of the Khumbu glaciers. While walking, we will walk through glaciers and reach Gorekshap village in 2 hours and 30 minutes’ time.
We will take a room and have some lunch before starting to hike to base camp. Carrying some snacks and tea, we start towards the base camp. Walking around 2 hours on the left side of the Khumbu glaciers, we will reach the base camp and will stay half an hour to enjoy it.
We will make some group pictures and celebrate with hot tea, biscuits, or some snacks. If the time is March, April, or May, you are able to see thousands of tents and people at base camp. We will also see yaks carry luggage and equipment required for climbing.
We will walk back to stay overnight in Gorekshap village and then follow the itinerary for the following days.
Everest base camp FAQs
Being the most exciting and interesting hike in the world, many people were interested in it and asked many questions about it. We have mentioned a few interesting and important frequently asked questions about the base camp.
Mostly during the day to go to base camp, we start from the Loubecha villages, which makes the journey longer. We will walk 7 hours, including the Loubecha to Gorekshap, then base camp and back. If we calculate just the Gorekshap to EBC hike, it’s 2 hours, and returning back is 2 hours. We will stay around half an hour in base camp.
The base camp is at an elevation of 5364 meters above sea level.
There are no teahouses at Everest base camp, so it is not possible to stay a night at base camp. Many people are very much interested in spending the nights at base camp, but we need to take permission from the government to spend the night there by taking tents and camping-type equipment. If you know of any people or groups doing expeditions in those conditions, we might stay with them.
The base camp is at high elevations, so we need proper clothes and hiking boots while trekking. With fine clothes and equipment, the journey will be simple, interesting, and successful. For more information on the items needed for trekking, please refer to blogs that provide packing lists for the Everest base camp trek.
Yes, there are two base camps on the Everest base camp trekking map. The first one is known as an old base camp, and the second one is the new base camp. In recent times, people visit the new base camp, which is also the point where the expedition’s technical parts start.
Our entire trekking itineraries have a starting point in Loubecha while going to base camp. If you want to use a full day just to go to base camp from Gorekshap, then you need to add the days before booking the treks with us. The Magic Himalaya Itinerary is very much customizable on demand.
Yes, you will need to pay extra if you add additional days to our fixed itinerary. You can do that in the Kathmandu office before you start hiking. It will be better if you decide on the trekking days in Kathmandu before the start because we need to book return flight days. We all know the conditions of flight in Lukla are hard due to the great number of people in season time. So the best thing is to decide on all programs in the Kathmandu trekking company.
All the time it is not possible for a helicopter to land on the base camp due to wind. It is also not very safe to land at base camp for the helicopter. If someone is sick and has to rescue at that time, they will do it from base camp. If you want to take a helicopter to Kathmandu, we can do it from the Gorekshap or Kalapather viewpoint.
While coming from Loubecha and having lunch before the EBC hike will be early. Most people don’t like eating in those conditions; we will provide tea and biscuits and start hiking. We cannot provide proper lunch in base camp but can take tea and some snacks for our clients. Most of the time, we provide tea at base camp, which we carry by thermos. You also need to carry some chocolates and trail mix to have during the hike.
The answer to this is a big NO. It is not allowed to be naked at base camp. We Nepalese feel this is not respecting our mountains and cultures. Our culture is not influenced by the West. Our company does not give permission for doing such activities. Sorry about that.
There are many other base camp treks in Nepal, including the trek to Annapurna Base Camp. Explore the Kanchenjunga base camp trek, the Makalu base camp trek, and the Mardi Himal base camp trek.
