Everest Base Camp Trek is an adventure to the heart of the world’s number one mountain with glorious views. And most of all, it is an adventure you can not miss. In this Everest Base Camp Trek Blog, I present to you 7 reasons why you should choose EBC Trek for your next trekking adventure.
Everest Base Camp Trek is such an outstanding trek that one should definitely go through once in their lifetime and most of us would like to experience the world’s highest mountain in some ways. Everest Base Camp Trek is an all-around experience with adventure, travel, meeting new people, learning a new culture, landscapes, scenery and Everest.
Everest Base Camp Trek has to be the greatest trek in Nepal and also the world with more than 70 per cent of trekkers set their way on this journey. EBC Trek is a life-changing experience as it rewards you with various aspects from nature, and scenery to local culture beyond imagination. You will feel in high spirit with fascinating moments in the harmony of native Sherpa culture and warm hospitality.
Many are trekking to the EBC for more than 5 decades and around 40,000 people complete this special trekking journey. In this Everest Base Camp Blog, we have listed seven good reasons to be there and to do it.
7 Reasons to choose Mt Everest Base Camp Trek
Base Camp of the world’s highest Mt. Everest
Everyone knows that Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It rises above 8,848 m and is 29,028 ft high. It is also known as Third Pole due to its arctic climatic zone of ice-moraine and glaciers with deep snow in some sections of the mountains. It is always good to experience the joy of witnessing the world’s highest mountain. Mt Everest is a must on this EBC Trek Blog.
Sagarmatha National Park; World Heritage Site
Everest Base Camp Trek is within Sagarmatha National Park with an area of 1,148 sq. km. The park is listed as World Heritage Site. Sagarmatha National park has a pristine environment with rare and endangered flora-fauna. It includes various species of plants, herbs and wild animals like snow leopards, Himalayan Thar, Antelopes and bird life.
A bird in Sagarmatha National Park
Amazing Landscapes and panoramic views of the highest mountains
One of the major highlights of Mt Everest Base Camp Trek is that it offers amazing views of the world’s highest mountains from Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Cho-Oyu to Mt. Makalu. They can be seen from some of its viewpoints on walks to Base Camp. It also includes an array of peaks like Pumori, Amadablam, Thermasarkhu, Kwangde, Khangtiaga, Kusum Kanguru and Gyachung Kang.
Local Culture and Lifestyle
The trek is famous not only for its unique scenery and panorama of mountains but also the local culture of Sherpa and mountain life in Nepal. The villages are also equally worth visiting. The place is filled with enriched old Buddhist traditions and culture similar to Tibetan. The border to Tibet is at a close distance from Namche Bazaar and Thame villages.
Flora and Fauna of Everest Region
Most of the trekking trails are through Sagarmatha National Park and you will get to witness its wildlife, bird life, flora and fauna on the route to Everest Base Camp.
During spring, the hills are alive with a flame of colours of various wildflowers turning the green hills into paradise when flowers are in full bloom. Riots of colours make an amazing scene in the shade of high snow-capped peaks including Mt. Everest.
Amazing Trekking Experience with options for trekking routes
The most popular and smooth way to reach is by taking a short scenic flight from the capital Kathmandu to land at Lukla, a town with a small airstrip named after legendary late mountaineers Tenzing & Hillary airport. Then, you will trek to Namche Bazar, Tyangboche and eventually to Everest Base Camp.
Other various routes are available if you are not willing to fly to Lukla. The classic and original trail follows the footsteps of early mountaineers Tenzing and Hillary. The walk leads you to Everest Base Camp after an interesting overland journey to a place named ‘Jiri’. , also known as the ‘Switzerland of Nepal’ due to its beautiful scenery of the green valley, covered with lovely woodland in the shade of mighty Himalayan peaks.
The trekking route then takes you around nice Sherpa villages within Solu areas and then towards the Khumbu region to reach Everest Base Camp via Namchebazar and Thyangboche.
The other less-used trails include walking from east of Everest areas. The flight takes you to warm low areas of Tumlingtar around Arun River Valley. You will then head towards Khumbu walking past nice farm villages to reach at high Khumbu region via Salpa Pass.
One of the most adventurous routes to Everest Base Camp is walking from the high and beautiful Rolwaling valley. You will need to take a drive from Kathmandu to reach Dolakha and then towards cooler alpine hills to reach Bedding within scenic Rolwaling valley. Crossing high Tashi-Labtsa at above 5,755 m, you will reach the Khumbu area and then continue to walk towards the Base Camp.
Seasons for Everest Base Camp Trek
The last reason is that you can this trek can be done in almost all seasons. Everest Base Camp Trek can be done in all months of the year, except monsoon wet moths from mid-June to mid-September. However, sometimes it is possible to trek. Just Inquire about the Trek Operators anytime you feel like doing the trek and they’ll tell you about the possibilities.
March to May will be a good time to walk around high Khumbu areas when wildflowers like rhododendron are blooming. The daytime is mostly clear for views with mild temperatures of a minimum of 0° C to a maximum of 20° C in sunlight. Mornings and evenings can be cold, depending upon the altitude with some chances of faint showers and snow sometimes.
September to December is another season that you can choose to trek to Everest Base Camp. The days are mostly clear in Autumn. The beginning months of winter will be very cold from above 2,800 m. The temperatures can reach the freezing point of a minimum of -10° C to a maximum of 15° C with small hours of sunlight, but most of the day is clear for views and walks.
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