Everest Trekking Region

Why Everest trekking are is popular?

Every body knows of Mt. Everest and that's the simple reason why the Everest Base camp trek is so popular. The trek has a number of stunning attractions, but it also has some distinct drawbacks which might well deter potential trekkers were it not for the undeniable plus point of being able to say you've been to the base of the highest mountain in the world. The attraction include spectacular scenery and the outgoing sherpa people of the Solu khumbu, the region where Mt. Everest and its attendant lesser peaks are located. The drawbacks include the long, hard slog to get there and the acclimatization problems caused by the region's considerable altitude.

It's not until you get right into the Solu Khumbu region that the Everest trek really gets interesting. The first part of the trek is not only a hard slog, but is also pretty sparse in the breathtaking views department. The hard slog comes because the trek doesn't follow valleys-like the Annapurna trek-instead the Everest trek cuts across the valleys. So for day after day it's a tiring process of dropping down on side of a steep valley and climbing up again on the other. By the time you reach the base camp your ascents will total almost 9000m, the full height of Everest from sea level!

The Everest trek starts in the Nepali speaking Hindu lowlands and ends in the Tibetan - Buddhist highlands where the Sherpas are renowned for their enterprise, hard work, civic responsibility and devotion to the practice of Buddhism. in their often inhospitable land, the potato, a relatively recent introduction, is the main crop, but these days trekking and mountaineering is the backbone of the Sherpa economy. More than half of the population in the region is now involved with tourism and Namache Bazzar looks more like an alpine resort than a Sherpa village.