Everest Base Camp

The route

The Everest Base Camp trek is a high-altitude journey through the Sagarmatha National Park. From the airstrip at Lukla you climb steadily along the Dudh Koshi, passing the trading hub of Namche Bazaar and the monastery at Tengboche before crossing onto the Khumbu Glacier. Acclimatization days are non-negotiable — the route gains over 3,000 m of elevation in twelve days.

Starts

Lukla (2,860 m)

Ends

Lukla (2,860 m)

1. Day 1
   Lukla → Phakding

   First steps along the Dudh Koshi
   9 km · 3h

   2,610 m
2. Day 2
   Phakding → Namche Bazaar

   First view of Everest from the climb
   11 km · 6h

   3,440 m
3. Day 3
   Namche → Namche

   Acclimatization hike to Hotel Everest View
   6 km · 4h

   3,880 m
4. Day 4
   Namche → Tengboche

   Hilltop monastery at sunset
   10 km · 5h

   3,860 m
5. Day 5
   Tengboche → Dingboche

   Cross the treeline into alpine terrain
   12 km · 5h

   4,410 m
6. Day 6
   Dingboche → Dingboche

   Acclimatization climb up Nangkartshang
   5 km · 4h

   4,900 m
7. Day 7
   Dingboche → Lobuche

   Memorial pass for fallen climbers
   12 km · 6h

   4,940 m
8. Day 8
   Lobuche → Gorak Shep / EBC

   Reach Everest Base Camp
   15 km · 8h

   5,364 m
9. Day 9
   Gorak Shep → Pheriche via Kala Patthar

   Sunrise from Kala Patthar
   16 km · 8h

   5,545 m
10. Day 10
    Pheriche → Namche

    Long descent through forest
    20 km · 7h

    3,440 m
11. Day 11
    Namche → Lukla

    Final teahouse evening
    19 km · 7h

    2,860 m
12. Day 12
    Lukla → Kathmandu

    Mountain flight back to the city
    0 km · 0h

    1,400 m

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