Location · Everest Region
A cold cluster of lodges beside the Khumbu glacier moraine at 4,940 m, and the last comfortable night before Gorak Shep.
Lobuche is functional rather than pleasant: half a dozen lodges on the lateral moraine of the Khumbu glacier, with almost no shelter from the wind coming down the valley. Just before it, the trail passes the memorial cairns at Thukla Pass, built for climbers and Sherpas who died on Everest — the most affecting fifteen minutes of the whole walk.
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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
Itinerary
The standard fourteen-day EBC plan with both acclimatisation days intact, a built-in weather buffer, and honest costs for each stage.
Nepal14 daysAdventure
Travel Guide
How Lukla flights actually work: the Manthali switch, why cancellations happen, what a helicopter costs, and how many buffer days you really need.
Everest Region · NepalPractical guide