[2024 Phakding ] Travel Guide for EBC Trekking (Updated Dec)
No.14 of Best Things to Do in Nepal
Hiking
Address:
Lukla, Phakding 56000 Nepal
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
10-12 days
Flying over Everest, flying over EBC, flying over the road we came to ~
overlooking the snow-capped mountains that climbed, the previous look turned into a down-view, the road was at the foot, feeling a thousand.
Maybe this life will not go on this hiking trail again, but it is deeply drawn in my heart, accompanying me to go further.
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D10 of EBC starts at 6 o'clock in the morning, this time in the south of Everest Base Camp, and the sun shines slowly on the land.
Many people have left their lives on this land in order to prove their meaning. My guide, the collaboration of climbing Everest 2 years ago, more than 20 lives stay in the Himalayas, he is a survivor, listening to the distress and pride in his eyes, seems to understand the "George Mallory" in Everest "Because the mountain is there."
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The EBC Base Camp during the Everest climbing season is the real base camp.
Photos from guests who arrived at the EBC Base Camp yesterday 📷
Now is the climbing season for Mount Everest 🏔, and there are more than just landmarks to check in at the EBC Base Camp.
You can also see the campsites of various climbing teams at the base camp 🏕.
I wonder if you can spot the climbing teams training on the mountain with a telephoto lens 🤪.
- Everest South Slope (EBC) Trek
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The unsung heroes of Nepal's outdoor hiking scene
Nepal is known as a hiker's paradise. After years of development, Nepal's mountain hiking has formed a complete service system, with well-equipped facilities along the hiking routes, abundant service supplies, and professional guides and porters, all of which can be relied on for safety during the hike. This is also part of Nepal's unique teahouse trekking culture.
Nepal's outdoor hiking scene can ensure that hikers have food and accommodation in harsh high-altitude conditions, which requires porters to carry supplies up the mountain. Therefore, the higher the altitude of the route, the higher the cost of living.
Hiking porter services are generally one porter per person or one porter for two people, with a weight limit of 15 kg per person. In addition to carrying the essentials, you can let the porter carry the rest, so you can travel light and focus on enjoying the hike and the scenery.
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GokyoEBC Everest Base Camp's Most Beautiful Village
🚶♂️The usual EBC trek is from Lukla to Everest Base Camp and then back the same way, but trekkers have gradually developed a route that crosses the Chola Pass to Gokyo, a village in the EBC region that is considered the most beautiful village in the entire Himalayas, forming a small loop that avoids the repetitive section from Base Camp to Namche, and is now the preferred route for trekkers.
🏔️ Gokyo
Gokyo is a small village in the Nepalese Himalayas, known as the "highest settlement in the world". It is located in the Gokyo Valley, surrounded by the blue ice lakes of the Dudh Koshi River. Here you will see traditional snow-capped roofs and yaks. Gokyo is also a great place to see the world's four highest 8,000-meter peaks: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu.
🌄 Gokyo Ri Viewpoint
Gokyo Ri is a 5,360-meter peak north of the village of Gokyo and a popular destination for trekkers and photographers. From this viewpoint, you can enjoy stunning views of some of the major peaks of the Himalayas, including Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu. You can also see panoramic views of the Gokyo Lakes and glaciers.
🌊 Gokyo Fifth Lake
Gokyo Fifth Lake is one of the Gokyo series of lakes, also known as Ngozumba Tsho. This lake is located north of Gokyo Ri, at an altitude of about 5,000 meters, and is one of the largest lakes in the Himalayas. When you stand by the lake, you can clearly see the reflection of Cho Oyu in the lake, which is an unforgettable experience.
Gokyo, Gokyo Ri, and Gokyo Fifth Lake are all must-see sights on the EBC trek, and if you have the time, EBC+Gokyo is a highly recommended route.
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Nepal Trekking Routes: Altitude and Distance Comparison
Poon Hill
Trekking Distance: Approx. 35 km
🏔Highest Altitude: 3,190 m (Poon Hill)
Trekking Time: 4 days
ABC + Poon Hill Small Circuit
Trekking Distance: 100 km
Average Altitude: 2,175 m
🏔Highest Altitude: 4,130 m (Annapurna Base Camp)
Trekking Time: 8 days
ACT Large Circuit
Trekking Distance: 132 km
Average Altitude: 3,057 m
🏔Highest Altitude: 5,416 m (Thorang La Pass)
Trekking Time: 12 days
EBC + Gokyo Large Circuit
Trekking Distance: 130 km
Average Altitude: 4,124 m
🏔Highest Altitude: 5,545 m (Kala Patthar)
Trekking Time: 12 days
🟠If you're a beginner looking to try outdoor trekking, Poon Hill is the best choice. It's the easiest and shortest route.
🔴If you exercise regularly and have time, you can try the beginner-friendly ABC + Poon Hill route.
🔵ACT and EBC have high altitudes and long distances, so only experienced trekkers with high-altitude trekking experience should attempt them.
🌟Nepal trekking routes are lodge-based, with comprehensive service and support. With the help of guides and porters, the difficulty of trekking is not too high. You can even see children on the Poon Hill and ABC routes. However, the high altitudes of the EBC and ACT routes can be too much for beginners, who often have to take a helicopter back due to altitude sickness. Make sure you understand the difficulty of the route and choose one that suits your ability.
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On the way to Everest Base Camp
High jump achieved
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Nepal EBC | Snow mountains, glaciers, Haizi village
EBC trekking Day10
🗺Gokyo-Gokyo Ri-Gokyo-Machhermo,12km, Altitude rise 704, drop 1034
🚶The altitude rise is all on the way to Gokyo Ri viewing platform, very lucky that a thick layer of snow was laid on the mountain overnight, southerners feel the joy of snow in advance
🌄Climbed up Gokyo Ri at the fastest speed to catch the sunrise, unfortunately, there were a bit too many clouds
Didn't see Mount Cho Oyu at Gokyo for two days 🏔
Looking at the photos taken by the guests in the following days, it was sunny every day at Mount Cho Oyu, and there was a meteor shower, the fate is still a bit short
Started to return down the mountain, the EBC trip is nearing the end
On the eighth day of the walk, Day8 of EBCDingboche (4410m)-Lobuche (4910m) 12km/8 hours.
vast land, 12 kilometers, will carry the jacket to the end.
Suddenly feel the meaning of walking, for me, the scenery is no longer the scenery of other people, those things that I once wanted to do but dare to do, now is the current experience, let me There is more confidence to do more things I want to do, and this is what it means to me.
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Route: Day9 of EBC Lobuche (4910)-Gorap Shep-Kala Patthar (5550)-Gorap Shep (5140) 8 km / 8 hours.
A lot of people's EBC trip to Kala Patthar is so high and serious. Although there is only a rising altitude of 500 meters, but the wind is so large that people are not standing, and trying to climb the summit twice has failed. To say how to take pictures, you stare at me, I stare at the camera.
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Route D11 of EBCDzonghla(4830)-Chola Pass(5330)-Dragnag(4700)
Chola Pass5330m, the only pass on the EBC road that needs to be crossed, one side of the glacier falling on the stone road, the lucky weather is good, Put down the camera for Gopro, simply use your hands and feet and turn it over~
now whos Christmas Eve will snow
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There are such a group of people on the EBC hiking trail, called the husband, who has a better language skills and ability to guide. The husband is the link between the mountains and the outside world. Some of the guests who come to the hiking paradise around the world carry their luggage, and the income of
15-20 dollars is their daily labor feedback. This guide, Gokarna Sherpa, climbs the Everest season every year. He is the unsung hero of the top, and he will be the guide for the hiking route in the off-season.
They are the same as the Snow Mountain Stars, and they are also a landscape on the EBC Road.