Key Places in Everest

Phakding

Located in the Dudh Kosi river valley , Phakding is a small village in the Khumbu region of Nepal just north of Lukla and south of Monjo, at an altitude of 2,610 m and one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Phakding is often the main stopping point for trekkers on their way to Mount Everest via the Gokyo Ri route or Tengboche route and consists of a number of guesthouses.

Monjo

Monjo 2,835 m just below the Sagarmatha National Park entrance gate and check-point is a small hamlet in the Dudh Kosi river valley just north of Phakding and south of Jorsale.The trail at Monjo is often a stopping point for trekkers, as an alternative of Phakding, on their way to Everest Base Camp via the Gokyo Ri route or Tengboche route. It contains numberous teahouses and lodges.

Thame

Home to many famous Sherpa mountaineers Thame and its neighbouring Thameteng (upper Thame) are small Sherpa villages in Namche. A last year-round villages on the salt trading route that existed between Tibet, Nepal and India. Many Great Climbers like Apa Sherpa with world record for summiting Mount Everest 21 times and Kami Rita Sherpa who has scaled the mountain 24 times as of May 2019 were born here also a childhood home of Tenzing Norgay, who was (with Sir Edmund Hillary) one of the first men to climb Mount Everest.

The Thame monastery is one of the oldest in the Khumbu region, and is famous for the annual Mani Rimdu festival. It is also where the famous Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the Lawudo Lama, head of the FPMT, was born. In October 1995, operated by the Khumbu Bijuli Company a small hydro power plant was opened near Thame, with an installed capacity of 600 kW.

Khumjung

Khumjung at an elevation of 3,790 metres above sea level is a village in Khumbu north-east of Nepal. It is located inside Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site and is situated near Mount Khumbila. A monastery in Khumjung has a purported 'Yeti scalp'. This village has modern communications such as the internet and mobile and landline phones. The village include mountains as Kunde, Khumjung, Tengboche (Tyangboche), Pangboche, Pheriche, Dole, Chharchung, Machhermo, Lobuche, Dingboche, and Gokyo. As of 2011, it had a population of 1912 people living in 551 individual households. Khumjung school built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1961 began as two classrooms but now caters for pre-school, primary and secondary sections with over 350 students.

Pangboche

Pangboche or Panboche is a village in Khumjung at an altitude of 13,074 feet (3,985 m).lying high in the Imja Khole valley, about 3 kilometres northeast of Tengboche and is a base camp for climbing nearby Ama Dablam and trekking. North of the village is the Dughla lake and pass. Pangboche monestary is famed for its 'yeti scalp and hand', the latter of which was stolen. The Pangboche school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1963.

Dingboche

Dingboche is a small Sherpa village in the Khumbu region of north eastern Nepal in the Chukhung Valley situated at an altitude of 4,410 metres (14,470 ft). Dingboche is a popular stop for trekkers and climbers headed to Mount Everest, Ama Dablam or Imja Tse. Often used by Groups typically spending two nights in Dingboche for acclimatization purposes The village relies heavily on tourists with lodges and tenting areas . The Imja River flows directly east of the village. A helicopter landing pad is located just west of the Imja River, near Moonlight Lodge. Dingboche is home to an Internet cafe (using satellite technology) and one of the world's highest billiard parlors.

The distinctive Dingboche stone mane walls is kilometers long built using the stones of different sizes. Dingboche has a Tundra climate It has cool and rainy summers and dry and cold winters, affected mainly by its altitude and by monsoon in the summer. The spring season (March and April) and autumn (October and November) are great time for visibility of the mountains as the temperature is not too cold.

Lobuche

Lobuche (or Lobuje) at 4,940 metres (16,210 ft) is a small settlement near Mount Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It is one of the last overnight stops with lodging on the "trail to base camp", It is also a popular stop among trekkers in the area. From there they can complete the trail on to EBC or stop at Gorak Shep, the last stop with lodging on the trail, and climb the modest nearby peak, Kala Patthar (5,545 m, 18,192 ft), for a rare view of the Everest summit. It shares its name with several peaks in the area: Lobuche Far East, Lobuche East and Lobuche West (a separate mountain further west). Labuche Kang (sometimes spelled Lobuche Kang) is not local but is in Tibet.

The lodging accommodations at Lobuche are notoriously primitive, consisting mostly of stone huts with shared bunk dormitories. In recent years there have been some additions of more modern facilities and amenities including seven lodges providing 200 twin-bed rooms. Some lodges provide internet and oxygen services.

Gorak Shep

In the 1950's Gorak Shep was the original Everest Base Camp, used by the mountain climbers in their attempt to climb the Everest. Gorak Shep which means "dead ravens," because of the complete lack of any kind of vegetation lies inside the Sagarmatha National Park. It is the final stop and Most trekkers overnight stay . Gorak Shep provides the best "launching pad" for an ascent of Kala Patthar, which looks like a giant dune looming over the lakebed. or to the Everest Base Camp just below the Khumbu Ice Fall.