Everest base camp tour is introduced: Everest base camp, in order to protect the environment to Everest core and the establishment of the protection zone, located in elevation 5200 meters, and to the top of mount Everest straight distance approximately 19 km. The car went to flannelette temple must stop, climbers and visitors to transfer or on foot forward seven kilometers carriage to Everest's base camp (now can direct drive into camp), a Tibetan tent for climbers and visitor services, including hotels, cafes, shops and even post office, and the door has solar panels, provide night lighting. Base on the rest, can continue to trip up to mount Everest.
Except for two to represent the base of modern civilization outside public toilet, again have no permanent building. The early April every year to the end of may rooms, is the best time to Everest ascent, and therefore, the home during tonight good climber from all over the world. Many outdoor world famous brands of scattered in the tents of the colorful open camp the ground, more spectacular. April 5, 2006, the first domestic mountaineering enthusiasts a amateur of mountaineering team began in base camp, and most successful top players.
The other, to the photography lovers, April may be able to photograph the best months QiYun mount Everest.
In 2005 China heavy Everest height measurement "mount Everest elevation measurement monument" made in Everest base camp. The Tibet autonomous region of doubtful tashi SMC design "mount Everest elevation measurement monument", which has 2.4 meters tall, body is 1.2 meters wide, 0.2 meters thick, stele base is 0.95 meters tall, TiZong tablet 3.35 meters tall. The whole piece of granite make and become to monuments, and the overall shape like mount Everest appearance, engraved with han, Tibetan, face the three characters "mount Everest elevation measurement monument," the words. Monument of design, production and installation by all the Tibet autonomous region SMC completed.
"Mount Everest elevation measurement monument" is located in mount Everest base camp at 5200 meters of the west side a small hillside, and mountain for 15 km straight distance. This is the first time in our country as the base camp set up mount Everest reiteration elevation monument.