Is Everest Base Camp trek worth it?

For many trekkers, the Everest Base Camp Trek is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. However, many people find the climb to Everest Base Camp arduous in numerous ways. Most individuals will find this journey difficult. It is not a tourist journey and requires much training and planning ahead of time.



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The Everest base camp trek does indulge some risk of Acute Mountain sickness (AMS). There are few stats of causalities among the successful trek of more than 30,000 per year. For most part of such incidents, trekkers with the cardiovascular problems, and improper itinerary resulting in AMS victims.

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Yes, even beginners can do it. But it is best that you prepare yourself mentally and physically for this trek. Everest Base Camp Trek is categorized as a trek of moderate difficulty so it can be done by people with no trekking experience also.

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Short Lukla to Everest trekking can be complete minimum 11 days to maximum 15 days. Now Lukla to Everest base camp is very popular trail to see the Mount Everest. Overall success rate of Everest base camp trek Jiri or Lukla is 95 to 97%.

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How many people fail Everest Base Camp? On the low end we estimate that around 3-5 people die each year on the Everest Base Camp Trek. On the high end this number could be as high as 12-15. These numbers are estimates but out of roughly 30,000 people who do the trek yearly, this is a death rate of about 0.03%.

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The Everest Base Camp Trek requires no technical expertise or mountaineering skills as it is basically a long hike at altitude. Generally, the most off-putting aspect of the trek is its duration – around 12 days (14 if your include a pre and post night stay in Kathmandu).

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Some degree of altitude sickness is common on a high-altitude trek like the Everest Base Camp trek. So yes, your body doesn't function as normal when you go into a high area where it must manage with less oxygen. Very importantly, you need to give it adequate time to adapt to the reduced oxygen intake.

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Out of all 16 days or trekking to Everest Base Camp and back to Lukla, the 3-4 hours from the Cho La glacier rim to Thangnak were the most difficult. The second hardest day on Everest Base Camp trek is the one from Tengboche to Dingboche.

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What are the hardest days of Everest base camp trek the Himalayas
  • Larja dovan to Namche bazaar (Phakding to Namche part on second day of EBC trek) ...
  • Phungi thanga to Tengboche (Namche to Tengboche part on fourth day of EBC trekking) ...
  • Thukla to Thukla pass (Dingboche to Lobuche part of EBC trail Nepal)


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Trekking to Everest Base Camp is not going to be a walk in the park, but it's not a technical climb and if you're fit enough, mentally and physically, you're more than likely to be up to the challenge. This is a hard and tough trek at altitude and over at least 10 days.

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And trekking up to the base camp is way cheaper than climbing Everest. As for the cost of Everest Base Camp Trek, there is no fixed price. The journey would cost anywhere between $2099 to $4500 depending on the route, the outfitter and their services.

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Everest Base Camp peak seasons Given its increased popularity in recent years, the Everest Base Camp trek route can be quite crowded during peak seasons. As many as 30,000 to 40,000 people trek to Everest Base Camp each year! During peak seasons, as many as 500 individuals can set out on the trek route each day.

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It is also important to eat well and get plenty of sleep during your trek to keep your body as healthy as possible – and therefore avoid AMS. We also recommend Bucketlisters to avoid drinking alcohol during their Everest Base Camp trek.

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Yes, they are. There are plenty of places where you can shower on the trek. The only issue with this is that sometimes the water isn't hot. All of the showers available on the Everest Base Camp trek are heated by solar power so if it's been a cloudy day or for a couple of days you're not going to get any hot water.

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As the journey ascends higher, the trekkers got spellbound by the scenic dazzling mountains: Thamserku, Lhotse, Taboche, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Mt. Everest, and numerous others. The EBC trek is the most popular trek due to the magnificent vista of Mountains, Himalayan range and tantalizing massif.

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Base Camp is located at 17,600 feet, well below the peak of Everest, which is 29,000 feet. Base Camp is where those planning to summit spend weeks acclimatizing and preparing for their journey. It is also the furthest you can go using only your legs, before other equipment like ropes and ice picks get involved.

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This means you will ascend much slower on an Everest base camp trek which will give the body more time to acclimatize. This is one of the main reasons why Kilimanjaro is considered to be harder. The trail to Everest base camp has more ups and downs throughout the trek, they are also more challenging under foot.

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Generally, treks above 5,000m are regarded as challenging. Hence, Everest Base Camp treks are much more challenging than the Annapurna Base Camp trek. Higher altitudes mean lower oxygen levels and hikes become very exhaustive. The temperature also falls at higher altitudes.

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Aetiology. Altitude-related cough has traditionally been attributed to the inspiration of the cold, dry air which characterises the high altitude mountain environment [2].

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As so if we need to compare the difficulty level of Machu Picchu VS Everest Base Camp VS Mt Kilimanjaro we do need to conclude that the Everest Base Camp trek is a bit more strenuous than Peru's Inca Trail and Tanzania's Machama route.

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Altitude-related cough is a troublesome condition of uncertain aetiology that affects many visitors to high altitude. The traditionally held belief that it was due solely to the inspiration of cold, dry air was refuted by observations and experiments in long duration hypobaric chamber studies.

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It's perfectly normal to get altitude sickness on the Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek. In fact, on the day you trek up to Namche Bazaar around 75% of climbers will experience at least some form of mild altitude sickness. Or the symptoms might kick in that night or the next day.

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While summiting Mount Everest itself obviously requires years of mountaineering experience and technique, trekking to Everest Base Camp (EBC) requires no mountaineering experience or technique. A fact that makes it wonderfully open to many, including, most probably, you .

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