Home to the world famous Sherpas and the highest peak in the world, the Everest locally called Sagarmatha (Solukhumbu) offers a combination of natural beauty, culture and adventure in one life changing experience. Thousands of tourists flock to Solukhumbu every year to discover a land where the people, the culture and environment are as time less as the mighty Himalayas.

Sagarmatha national park:

Sagarmatha national park recognized as a world heritage site, is one of the few places on earth that can lay claim to the biological diversity and of the highest and the youngest mountain system is the world, spread over 1,148sq .km. in the Khumbu region. The park boasts of a variety of wild life such as the read panda s snow leopard, musk deer, Himalaya n house hare and over 118 species of bird including the blood pheasant and the lmpeyan pheasant. The mighty Everest standing at 8848m. Above sea level is the world highest peak , located within the Sagarmatha national park , the mountain stands as a testimony to the spirit of the human race and there attempt to conquer natures, challenges.

Everest trekking:

The Mt. Everest or Solukhumbu region is the second-most popular trekking area in Nepal. It would probably be the most popular destination, but it is more expensive and difficult to get to Solukhumbu than to the Annapurna area. To get near Everest, you must either walk for a week or fly to Lukla, a remote mountain airstrip where flights are notoriously unreliable.

SoluKhumbu is justifiably famous, not only for its proximity to the world’s highest mountain (8850m), but also for its Sherpa villages and monasteries. The nominal goal of an Everest trek is the Everest base camp at an elevation of about 5340m. You cannot see Everest from the base camp, so most trekkers climb Kalapattar, a 5545m bump on the southern flank of Pumori (7145m). From Kalapathar, there is a dramatic view of Mt Everest.

Other than the problem of access, the other major complication to an Everest trekking is the high likelihood do Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). This potentially deadly disease, commonly known as altitude sickness, is caused by climbing too quickly to a high elevation. If you suffer symptoms of altitude sickness and cannot go to base camp, you can still make a worthwhile trek to less ambitious destinations such as Namche Bazaar, the administrative headquarters of the Khumbu region; khumjung or Thami, which are more typical Sherpa villages; to Tengboche monastery. From Tengboche you get an excellent view of Everest and its more spectacular neighbour Ama Dablam (6856m).

The number of trekkers to Everest has increased dramatically because of the publicity the mountain has received from several sources. The large-screen IMAX movie Everest provided a huge number of viewers with dramatic picture of mountaineering on Everest. The 1996 disaster, in which eight climbers perished, was chronicled in Jon krakauer’s Into Thin Air, which became a bestseller and captured the imagination of people who wanted to see the mountain. After decades of catering to less than 10,000 jumped to 20,000 visitors in the 1997 season and more than 26,000 in 2000.

Information about When to trek:

It’s possible to trek in the Khumbu year round. Occasional flights operate to Lukla during the monsoon, and the summer can be a lovely time to visit khumbu. The best weather is in autumn, but it can be frightfully crowded. There are clouds and occasional rain during spring, but the weather is warmer and the days are longer than in autumn. It can be bitterly cold in winter as soon as the sun drops behind the mountains at about 3.30pm, but the days are comfortable. At some time during the season from October to March there is certain to be a storm or two that will blanket the countryside with snow. Depending on the depth, it will either vanish immediately or, as it did after the blizzard of 1995, remain on the ground until April.