Trekking in Nepal

           How Much Does It Cost To Climb Mount Everest? Yaks carry climbing gear to Everest Base Camp Yaks carrying climbing gear to  Everest Base Camp As of 2020, the average cost for a place on a commercial Everest team, from either Tibet or Nepal, is US$44,500. A minimalist attempt to climb Everest could be organized for about US$20,000. At the very upper level, the private climb option on VIP expedition” comes with the hefty price tag of US$200,000. The minimalist option would suit high-altitude mountaineers who possess extensive experience above 8,000m, and are used to solo-climbing, expedition planning, and operating in the area known as the death-zone. At the more expensive price point, the  Everest Expeditions Nepal  team which climbs from Tibet charges US$60,900. A place on the US Alpenglow team costs US$85,000. IMG’s “private climb option,” which includes a personal western guide for each climber, has an all-in-cost of US$118,000. ...

             Nepal and China has officially announced the New Height 8848.86M of Mount Everest !  The height of   Mount Everest  has increased by 86 centimeters. Government of Nepal and China jointly announced the increase of height of Mt Everest Tuesday. With this, the height of Mt Everest is now 8848.86 meters. Nepal for the first time measured the height of Mt   Everest Challenge   with its own means and resources. Nepal measured the height of  Mt Everest  taking around two years. During the Nepal visit of                  Chinese President Xi Jinping last year, Nepal and China had made agreement to announce the height of Mt Everest jointly. With the joint declaration today by China and Nepal, Everest’s new official elevation is now set at 8848.86 Meters (29,031 feet, 8.315 inches to be rather exact). With the top of the world first measured at 29,000 in the 1850’s, it w...

  Road to Everest: Tourists can breakfast in Kathmandu and drive to Khumbu for dinner With a new bridge, Khumbu region has become accessible by land, an alternative to flying to the precarious Lukla airport. Road to Everest: Tourists can breakfast in Kathmandu and drive to Khumbu for dinner     The newly constructed bridge over Dudh Koshi river at Orlang Ghat, Solukhumbu.                      Photo Courtesy: Khumbu Pasang lhamu Rural Municipality Pasang Tshering Sherpa of the village of Khumjung in the Everest region was thrilled to hear that a motorable bridge over Dudh Koshi river to complete a road link to the Everest region was inaugurated on Saturday. “Friends, if you are buying cars, please consider buying one that can roll on the roads of Solukhumbu. The time when we will be able to have breakfast in Kathmandu and dine in the Everest region is not far,” Sherpa posted on his Facebook page. Khumbu, also known as ...

    Nepal building a highway to Everest A new road linking Lukla to the rest of the country will transform the region, not all of it for the better November 4, 2020 Excavators at work on Thamdada, 24km south of Lukla, despite the fact that the Khumbu Municipality has run out of money to complete the Phaplu-Chaurikharka road. All photos: SURENDRA PHUYAL Excavators are clawing through sheer cliff faces, rocks tumble down to the Dudh Kosi below, and once in a while the sound of dynamite echoes in the gorge.  A new road linking the town of Chaurikharka just below Lukla to the rest of the country is due to open by December 2022, and work is going on despite the pandemic. Although the road will not enter the Sagarmatha National Park which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it will make trekking and climbing in the Everest region more accessible. But it will turn Lukla airfield largely redundant, while locals fear an erosion of the region’s Sherpa culture, architecture and lifesty...

     Lonely Planet ranks Nepal’s Everest base camp as 4th best trek in the world The trail passes through Sherpa villages, glaciers, and finally to the lap of Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain. The  Everest base camp trek  that passes through Sherpa villages, glaciers, and finally to the lap of the world's highest mountain–Mt Everest–has been ranked 4th best treks in the world by Lonely Planet, the leading travel guide book publisher in the world. ‘The 10 best treks in the world’ updated in June 2020 by the guidebook says everybody wants a glimpse of the world’s highest mountain and that’s the reason why the Everest base camp trek has become so popular. “Reaching a height of 5,545m (18,193ft) at Kala Pattar, this two-three-week trek is extremely popular, thanks to its spectacular scenery but also romanticism; successful trekkers are able to proudly say they've stood at the base of the world's highest mountain,” the guidebook said. The trail threads betwee...

        With no clear plan from the government, Nepal may remain closed for tourists until 2020-end With the festival season approaching and a large number of Nepalis, including migrant workers expected to return home, government officials said it will be difficult to manage tourists. With the coronavirus spikes showing no sign of abating anytime soon, Nepal is likely to remain shut for foreign tourists until the end of this year. But as the country is bracing for a major festival season, there is a high chance of people’s movement, not just within the country but also internationally. Officials at the Tourism Ministry say given the festive season, which will mean Nepalis in hordes will be arriving, it will be difficult to manage foreign tourists in light of the rising number of Covid-19 cases. “We expect Nepalis, including migrant workers, to return home soon,” said an official at the ministry, who did not wish to be named. “The situation is that the country is expe...