Location · Everest Region
A walled barley village at 4,410 m, and the second compulsory acclimatisation stop on the way to Everest Base Camp.
Dingboche sits in the Imja valley behind a maze of stone walls built to keep yaks out of the barley. Almost every itinerary spends two nights here, using the spare day to climb Nangkartshang at 5,083 m — the point on the trek where most people first find out how their body handles altitude.
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Fourteen days from Kathmandu to the moraine beneath the Khumbu Icefall and back, on the best-supported trekking route in the world. No technical skill required — but 5,364 metres asks a great deal of your acclimatisation.
Everest Region · Nepal14 daysModerate5,545 m
Trek
The full Khumbu circuit: Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La, plus Base Camp, Kala Patthar and the Gokyo lakes. Twenty days, three 5,300 m-plus passes, and the most complete way to see the Everest region.
Everest Region · Nepal20 daysStrenuous5,545 m
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The standard fourteen-day EBC plan with both acclimatisation days intact, a built-in weather buffer, and honest costs for each stage.
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How Lukla flights actually work: the Manthali switch, why cancellations happen, what a helicopter costs, and how many buffer days you really need.
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