Compare the best 12, 13 and 14-day Everest Base Camp itineraries. Learn which route suits your fitness, budget and schedule, plus acclimatization tips and a complete day-by-day guide.
What Happens to Your Body at 5,000 Metres? Understanding Altitude in Nepal
At 5,000 metres, walking uphill can leave you out of breath after twenty steps. Not because you’re unfit, and not because there is suddenly less oxygen in the air — there isn’t. What has changed is the air pressure, and