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The base camps are rudimentary campsites at the base of Mount Everest that are used by mountain climbers during their ascent and descent. They are also visited by hikers. South Base Camp is used when climbing via the southeast ridge, while North Base Camp is used when climbing via the northeast ridge. [4]
Youngest person to trek to Everest Base Camp Aged 4 years and 4 month Virat sheokand India, 2017 [153] [154] Youngest person to ever be at the Base Camp 0 years and 11 months Ksenia de Cos Tri-Citizens of Spain, Ukraine, United States May 2018 [153] [154] Youngest brothers / siblings to trek to Everest Base Camp Aged 6, 8, 11 years
Camp I is at an altitude of over 5,800 metres (19,029 ft), and Camp II is at an altitude of over 6,000 metres (19,685 ft). A climbing permit and a liaison officer are required when attempting Ama Dablam. As with Mount Everest, the best climbing months are April and May (before the monsoon) and September and October.
I had a new goal to climb to Mount Everest base camp at about that time. In the summer of 2023, I’d climbed and descended Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, in two days.
But since the arrival of big commercial expeditions on Everest in the mid-1990s — complete with Sherpas to install climbing ropes, chefs to cook meals in camp, team doctors to monitor health ...
The ascent of Kala Patthar begins at Gorakshep (5,163 m or 16,939 ft), the original base camp for Mt. Everest. After a brief dip to an ancient lake bed (which now contains a small lake and a helipad), the ascent makes its way up a series of steep switchbacks before levelling off somewhat as it traverses to the eastern side of the mountain.