Everest, a trekker's guide

Year: 2005 Format: 11x18 Pages: 256 Photos: col Everest is every trekker's dream. This guide takes the hiker through Nepal and the homeland of the Sherpas, among splendid mountain panoramas and the life of the Nepalese, documented here together with everything the trekker needs to know in this challenging but rewarding region. Some routes on the Nepalese side of Everest are described and information on a trekking route to the base camp on the Tibetan side of the mountain. From Jiri to Namche Bazaar, from Namche Bazaar to Thame, from Namche Bazaar to Gokyo, from Gokyo to Lobuche via Cho La, from Gokyo to Lobuche via Phortse, Pangboche and Pheriche, from Namche Bazaar to Lobuche, Gorak Shep, Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp and the climb from the Tibetan side from Tingi to Everest Base Camp Rongbuk. In English.