Mt. Everest - 8848m.
|
Country: Nepal |
Description |
| Everest is still as mysterious, beguiling
and magnificent as ever. Standing incredibly tall silhouetted
against the shared sky of Nepal and Tibet, this mountain
has many names: Chomolungma, Sagarmatha, Qomolungma
or Mt. Everest. Which ever name one chooses, its mystery
still lives on. It was first climbed by Sir E. Hillary
& Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
Perhaps
the
most
colorful
story
about
the
early
attempts
on
Everest
is
the
one
involving
Captain
J.
Noel
and
his
native
companions.
He
disguised
himself
as
a
Mohammaden
and
made
a
journey
from
Darjeeling
through
Northwest
Sikkim
and
round
the
north
of
Kanchenjunga
in
an
attempt
to
reach
Everest.
Unfortunately,
not
even
the
disguise
could
see
him
through.
His
mission
was
out
short
just
sixty
five
kms
from
Everest
when
a
posse
of
Tibetan
soldiers
forced
them
to
turn
back.
Although
there
are
a
dozen
or
so
routes
on
Mt.
Everest
we
follow
the
classical
route,
traditionally
the
most
reliable
way
to
the
summit.
|
Itinerary |
DAY
01
Arrival
Kathmandu,
transfer
to
hotel
B/B
DAY
02
Kathmandu
free
day
hotel
B/B
DAY
03
Kathmandu
-
Official
formalities,
hotel
B/B
DAY
04
Flight:
Ktm-Lukla,
camp
or
Lodge
DAY
05
Trek
to
Phakding,
camp
DAY
06
Namche
&endash;
camp
DAY
07
Rest
Day
Namche,
camp
DAY
08
Trek
to
Tyngboche,
camp
DAY
09
Trek
to
Pheriche,
camp
DAY
10
Trek
to
Lobuche,
Camp
DAY
11
Trek
to
base
camp
DAY
12-53
Climbing
period
of
Everest
DAY
54
BC
to
Lobuche,
camp
DAY
55
Trek
to
Tengboche,
camp
DAY
56
Trek
to
Namche,
camp
DAY
57
Trek
to
Lukla,
Khangri
Resort
DAY
58
Flight
Lukla-Ktm,
transfer
to
hotel
B/B
DAY
59
Kathmandu,
hotel
B/B
DAY
60
Final
Departure. |
Departure |
| Kathmandu,
Nepal
|
|
Camp
1 |
Everest |
|
