Pheriche
13,921 feet
(4,243 meters)
Dingboche
14,249 feet
(4,343 meters)
Tengboche
12,664 feet
(3,860 meters)
Namche Bazaar
11,318 feet
(3,450 meters)
Phakding
8,661 feet
(2,640 meters)
Lukla
9,350 feet
(2,850 meters)
Lobuje
14,402 feet
(4,930 meters)
Gorakshep
16,863 feet
(5,140 meters)
Everest Base Camp
17,598 feet
(5,364 meters)
Mt. Everest
Pangboche
12,798 feet
(3,901 meters)
2
3 4 kms
1
0
2
1
mi
0
Dudh Kosi
Dudh Kosi
Imja Khota
Pheriche
13,921 feet
(4,243 meters)
Dingboche
14,249 feet
(4,343 meters)
Tengboche
12,664 feet
(3,860 meters)
Namche Bazaar
11,318 feet
(3,450 meters)
Phakding
8,661 feet
(2,640 meters)
Lukla
9,350 feet
(2,850 meters)
Lobuje
14,402 feet
(4,930 meters)
Gorakshep
16,863 feet
(5,140 meters)
Everest Base Camp
17,598 feet
(5,364 meters)
Mt. Everest
Pangboche
12,798 feet
(3,901 meters)
2
3 4
1
0
2
1
mi
0
Dudh Kosi
Dudh Kosi
Imja Khota
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
ALONG THE WAY
On your trek, you’ll pass through lots of
villages, try new foods hear new languages,
visit sacred places, and much more. It’s an
adventure in itself—before you even get to the
base of Ev rest! This is just a taste to
get you ready.
Foods
Dal bhat
(pronounced “doll bot”) is the local
meal of choice. It’s rice, lentils, and a vegetable
on the side. Your best bet for fresh, safe food is
to eat like the locals do.
You’ll see
yak
steak on the menu at the local
teahouse restaurants. This is not actually yak
meat—it’s water buffalo raised in low r altitudes.
You’ll see bakery goods like
apple pie
for
sale at villages, made especially for foreigners.
Be careful—bakery items often don’t cook
completely at high altitude, so they can carry a
lot of bacteria (probably from the baker’s hands)
that can give you food poisoning.
Everest by another Name—
the Sherpa name:
Ch
o
mo
l
un
g
ma
the Nepalese name:
S
a
garm
a
th
a
