Jiri – Three Passes – Everest Base Camp Itinerary, Tips, Info

  Why the Everest Base Camp trek?   “Because it is there.” – George Mallory, when asked why he wanted to climb Everest. There is only one highest place on the planet Earth, and it is in Nepal at the end of the Everest Base Camp trek. The journey to see Everest from the top …

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Day 14 – Everest Base Camp (Three Passes, EBC trek from Jiri)

This is the day! A suggested itinerary from Lobuche is a hike to Gorek Shep and then approach Everest Base Camp in the afternoon. It can be a leisurely day depending how far into EBC you wish to go. If the weather is good and you feel fit, you can make a hike up Kala …

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