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Everest Region - Nepal
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Mt.
Everest (Khumbu) Region (Sagarmatha National
Park), Sagarmatha National Park lies in the
northeastern part of Nepal covering the Khumbu region.
The Park was gazetted on 19 July 1976 with an area of
1,148 square kilometers that includes the world's
highest peak of Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha). The high
mountain peaks of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Cho-Oyu, Gyachung
Khang, Khangtega, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Kwangde and
Pumori enclose the park boundary. About 3,500 Sherpa
People resides in various settlements within the park
boundary. The Sherpa people originated in the eastern
Tibetan Province of Kham, some 2,000 kilometers away
from the present homeland. The Sherpa people follow the
Nying-mapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Since 1950s, the
region is attracting large number of tourist as climbers
and trekkers. The Sherpas are also well known climbers.
Recommended duration: 12 to 18 days. In and around
Everest Region |
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Everest Region |
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Lukla
Stole Airstrip,
during the trekking seasons there are numerous daily
flights into and out of Lukla, weather permitting. The
flight from Kathmandu, which takes around forty-five
minutes, passes over the fertile middle hills, with
their scattered villages and terraced fields, with an
amazing panorama of the high Himalaya as a backdrop.
Before long the mountains close in and you are sweeping
down to land at the gateway to Everest - Lukla. Situated
high above the banks of the Dudh Kosi river, which
carries the melt water from Mt. Everest. Most trekkers
will choose to start trekking as soon as they arrive and
use Lukla as a final destination on their return. |
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Namche Bazar,
Namche Bazar is a small alpine town closely associate
with Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha), the tallest peak on
earth. Namche is the salient gateway to the Everest
region and Tibet via Nangpha La. This alpine town is
situated on the lap of the Mahalangur Range within the
Great Himalayas, it affords a ringside view of the many
world famous alpine summits. Namche Bazar is 240
kilometers northeast of the Kathmandu. It is the native
homeland of the legendary Sherpas, the sturdiest of the
mountain guides and climbers. Late Tenzing Sherpa, who
triumphantly conquered Mt. Everest on the 29 of May 1953
along with Sir Edmund Hillary, was an indigenous Sherpa
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Gokyo
Valley, an
alternative, or even better, an addition, to the Everest
Base Camp trek is the trek up the Gokyo Valley. Gokyo is
located in the valley immediately west of the Everest
(Khumbu) valley and is far less developed and crowded
than its better-known neighbor to the east. In fact, the
Gokyo Valley only has one traditional permanent
settlement, the rest being summer pastures now catering
to the passing trekkers. If Gokyo is visited after the
trek to Everest Base Camp the extra distance only adds a
another five days to the itinerary. If Gokyo is visited
independently of Everest then care needs to be taken on
the upward leg of the trek, as the altitude gain is much
greater, leading to many unwary trekkers having problems
with AMS. Both options will be described here. |
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