Mt.Everest 8,848m/29,028ft

Mount Everest (Nepali: Sagarmatha, Tibetan:Chomolungma; Chinese: Zhumulangma Peak ; pinyin: Zhumulangma ; Chajamlangma (Limbu), or Mount Chomolungma) is the world's highest mountain above sea level at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located in the Himalayas in Asia.

In 1856, the Great Trigonometric Survey of British India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon recommendation of Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India at the time, who named it after his predecessor in the post, and former chief, Sir George Everest. Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries, but Waugh was unable to propose an established local name because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners.

The highest mountain in the world attracts many well-experienced mountaineers as well as novice climbers who are willing to pay substantial sums to professional mountain guides to complete a successful climb. The mountain, while not posing substantial technical climbing difficulty on the standard route (other eight-thousanders such as K2 or Nanga Parbat are much more difficult), still has many inherent dangers such as altitude sickness, weather and wind. By the end of the 2008 climbing season, there had been 4,102 ascents to the summit by about 2,700 individuals. Climbers are a significant source of tourist revenue for Nepal, whose government also requires all prospective climbers to obtain an expensive permit, costing up to US $ 25,000 per person. By the end of 2009 Everest had claimed 216 lives, including eight who perished during a 1996 storm high on the mountain. Conditions are so difficult in the death zone (altitudes higher than 8,000 m/26,246 ft) that most corpses have been left where they fell. Some of them are visible from standard climbing routes.

 

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu. Transfer to Hotel

Day 02: Expedition meeting with expedition team

Day 03: Rest day and preparation day

Day 04: Flight to Lukla (2800m) and trek to Phakding (2640m).

Day 05: Namche Bazaar (3446m)

Day 06: Trek to Khumjung (3790m).

Day 07: Acclimatization day around Khumjung.

Day 08: Tengboche Monastery (3867m) with its famous Mani Rimdu Festival.

 

Day 09: Trek to Dingboche

 

Day 10: Trek to Lobuche (4900m).

Day 11: Rest day or little hike in Lobuche for acclimatization

Day 12: Trek to Everest Base Camp.

Day 13-57: Climbing Period Mt. Everest.

Day 58: Cleaning up Base Camp.

Day 59: Trek to Pheriche. Overnight at camp

Day 60: Trek to Khumjung. Overnight at camp

Day 61: Trek to Phakding. Overnight at camp.

Day 62: Trek to Lukla. Overnight at camp.

Day 63: Fly to Kathmandu. Transfer to Hotel.

Day 64: Free day but Expedition leader need to visit NTB for refunding garbage deposit and dinner with expedition team

Day 65: Final departure to Homeland