Guide To Everest Trekking

The Everest trek is a fun activity. This is because it is such a beautiful and scenic place and everyone is very friendly. Your sure to make new friends whilst trekking to Everest. There are two main Everest base camps. One is on the South side, which is conceived in the territory of Nepal and is popular with trekkers and the Northern route, which is accessed by China in Tibet. Many people choose to use guides on their journey to the foot of Everest. They're a really valuble assest enabling you to get the most from your trek. They're also important for safety as they can advice you about altitude and prevent any problems.

An Everest trek could be 10-15 days depending on the experience and fitness of the group it is not a race and is best taken at a leisurely pace. The base camps are at around 5,300m high and have 53% of the oxygen available to you at sea level, which is essentially a good height so that people are able to acclimatise properly. 3,000m higher and you've entered the death zone where an individual's life is threatened due to lack of oxygen and extreme cold with the very strong risk of frost bite, snow blindness and altitude related sickness. Many people and most expeditions use porters and yaks to carry their bags for them. This way they just carry a small day bag with items they may need during the day.

While trekking to Everest in Tibet, you can go to a base camp of 6000 m above sea level. In this region there are huge cracks and glaciers that makes it an awesome site. However, at that point, temperatures are generally very low and you need to know what your doing or take a guide. It is for this reason that people are invited to go with guides to help you analyze the conditions and advice on the limits of the individual.

What to eat while trekking?

The vast majority of the foods you eat on a holiday will be provided by Everest trekking teahouses. These are spread throughout the Everest Base Camp Trek, they offer overnight accommodation and a base for rest days for acclimatization. Some tea houses, are places of character, offering a warm welcome while others are very simple.

You may be surprised by the number of Western food you get like, soup, potatoes, rice and potato chips can be found on most menus teahouse. They are rich in carbohydrates - energy giving food - also they are good at keeping you energised while going on a trip to Everest Base Camp. There are menus introduced from certain foods from Sherpa. In particular, there is a dish called Dhal Bhat Nepal, which includes rice topped with a sauce made with lentil soup and vegetables. Dhal Bhat is the staple of the Sherpa people (who eat two meals of Dhal Bhat daily), pickled vegetables and hot spices. At Everest Base Camp Trek you will see people trekking who will eat Dhal Bhat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as it contains all the energy they need. It always fun to try new foods and we'd recommend that you leave the chips and omlettes alone for at least one meal and try some momo.