Everest Base Camp Kalapatthar Trek
by Rajesh Thapaliya Trekking, tour, easy and adventureEverest
base camp Kalapatthar trek is more popular as Everest base camp trek in Nepal.
It is located in the northeast from Kathmandu. This is a popular classic trek
in the Everest region. Being a home of some high snow-capped mountains, Everest
base camp Kalapatthar trek will be your lifetime adventure experience.
The
Everest base camp Kalapatthar trek is one of the best options to explore the
Everest Himalaya and see the world’s highest mountain from a closer distance.
Not only the Everest Himalaya, but there are also lots of other things that
make this trek worth. Beautiful Khumbu valley, Sagarmatha National Park (UNESCO
world heritage site, attractive Sherpa settlements, rivers, wildlife,
vegetation, Buddhist monasteries and monuments, and much more other things are
here to explore and see.
This
Everest base camp trek begins with a half an hour scenic flight to Lukla from
Kathmandu. After landing at the Lukla airport, you trek to Phakding, Namche
Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche, and EBC. After visiting the base camp of
the world’s highest mountain, you visit Kalapatthar the next morning for the
eye-catching view of Mt. Everest from a closer distance.
Highlights of the Trek
The base camp of the world’s highest mountain (Everest) and Stunning viewpoint
Kalapatthar
Scenic
view of some of the world’s highest mountain with hundreds of other white
mountains
Exiting
scenic mountain flight to Lukla
Buddhist
monasteries and monuments
Sherpa
settlements with their traditional architecture
Khumbu valley and popular Khumbu glacier with icefall
Some Popular Villages and Viewpoints along the Trek
After
landing at the Tenzing-Hilary airport Lukla, your Everest base camp Kalapatthar
journey begins with a short day trek to Phakding. There are several popular and
attractive villages with viewpoints and religious monuments. Here is a
shortlist of them given below:
Namche Bazaar – Gateway to Mt. Everest
Namche
Bazaar is one of the most popular and beautiful villages on the way to the
Everest base camp trek. It is also known as a gateway to the Everest Himalaya.
On your second day of the trek, it takes around 6-7 hrs to reach from Phakding
with some uphill trails crossing 5 different suspension bridges on the same
Dudhkoshi river.
There
is a weekly market held on Friday to Saturday noon every week for the locals to
buy the things of their daily use. There are some organic coffee shops,
mountain gear shops, bakeries, bars with movie shows so it is a good place to
hang around.
All the
trekkers before going further higher elevation will have an extra
acclimatization rest day here and visit the Everest view hotel for an altitude
practice.
Tengboche – Viewpoint of Mt. Amadablam and Everest
Tengboche
is a hill station from where you can see a perfect view of Mt. Amadablam,
Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and other high Everest Himalaya. Here is an ancient
Buddhist monastery where a famous festival (Manirimdu) in the Everest
celebrates by the Sherpa people.
The
people who have limited time and would like to trek in the Everest region to
see the Everest, they may only trek to this place then turn back. Visiting
Tengboche and see Everest is about one week trek from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.
Dingboche – The Highest Farmland of the Everest Region
Dingboche
(4410m) is the highest proper village with farming land in the Everest region.
This is a place where trekkers take the second altitude acclimatization rest
day on the way to the Everest base camp. A few months in summer during the
monsoon, this village must close so not allowed people to stay here. People cannot
make fire at this time.
There
is a hill above this village where trekkers climb for the altitude practice.
You can see the 4th highest mountain (Makalu) of Nepal with mighty Everest
Himalaya. It is about 4 hrs hike in total from your lodge to climb and descend
back.
Everest Base Camp – Bottom of the World's Highest
Mountain
The
Everest base camp is a dream destination for adventure travellers from all over
the world. Reaching here is the main goal for all the trekkers. It is situated
at a height of 5,364 meters above sea level. You may see the Khumbu icefall
from close being on the Khumbu glacier.
You
will not see Mt. Everest from the base camp because it blocks the other
mountains. You may see lots of colourful tents at the base camp during the
spring because this is the main season to climb Everest.
Kalapatthar – Viewpoint to Everest
Kalapatthar
is one of the popular viewpoints among some other viewpoints to see the
Everest. After walking about 2 hrs from Gorakshep, you will reach on the top of
this hill from where you can see 36 degrees Everest Himalaya. Usually, people
climb this hill in the morning but visiting in the evening for the sunset is
the best time.
You
need to have warm windproof clothes for this hill because there will be windy.
This hill is 5550 meters above sea level. After enjoying the view from here,
you will trek back the same way to Lukla in a few days and fly out to
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