טרק מחנה הבסיס של אוורסט: תמצית ב־8 ימים

לוקלה נפאלית: लुक्ला) היא עיירה קטנה במחוז קהומבו במזרח נפאל. העיר משמשת כשער כניסה עיקרי למטיילים ולמטפסים ברכס ההימלאיה. פירוש שמה של העיירה הוא "מקום הכבשים והעיזים", אם כי אין רבות כאלו באזור.

Phakding is a small village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It lies in the Dudh Kosi river valley just north of Lukla and south of Monjo, at an altitude of 2,610 m. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Phakding has a population of 550 locals, mostly Sherpa and Tamang. All of these people belong to Tibetan Buddhism and pray in a small Gompa at the centre of the village. Phakding lies on ward no 3 of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality.

הפארק הלאומי סגרמאטהה הוא פארק לאומי בהרי ההימלאיה בצפון-מזרחה של נפאל, ובו שוכן חלקו הדרומי של הר אוורסט, המכונה בסנסקריט "סגרמאטהה", או "אם היקום". הפארק הלאומי הוכרז ב-19 ביולי 1976, והוא משתרע על פני 1,148 קמ"ר בשטח ההררי והמבותר של ההימלאיה, בין גובה של 2,845 מטר ועד לשיאו של הר אוורסט בגובה של 8,848 מטר, המהווה את המקום הגבוה בעולם. בשנת 1979 הוכרז הפארק כאתר מורשת עולמית.

Namche Bazaar is a town in Ward 5 of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province in northeastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at 3,440 metres (11,286 ft) at its low point, populating the sides of a hill. Most Sherpa in the tourism business hail from the Namche area. Namche is also the main trading center and hub for the Lanjey region.

אמא דבלאם הוא הר ברכס ההימלאיה הנמצא במזרח נפאל. גובהו 6812 מטרים. משמעות שמו היא: "אם ושרשרת הפנינים שלה".

Tengboche is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Koshi Province in Nepal, located at 3,867 metres (12,687 ft). Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region. The structure was built in 1923. In 1934, it was destroyed by an earthquake but subsequently rebuilt. It was destroyed again by a fire in 1989, and again rebuilt with the help of volunteers and the provision of foreign aid. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the Himalayan mountains, including the well-known peaks of Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku. Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, was born in the area in the village of Thani and was once sent to Tengboche Monastery to be a monk.

Pangboche or Panboche is a village in Khumjung Village Development Committee of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of Nepal at an altitude of 13,074 feet (3,985 m). It is located high in the Himalayas in the Imja Khole valley, about 3 kilometres northeast of Tengboche and is a base camp for climbing the nearby Ama Dablam and trekking. It contains a monastery, famed for its purported yeti scalp and hand, the latter of which was stolen. The village is inhabited mainly by Sherpas, and Sungdare Sherpa, a native of the village, held the record for summiting Everest five times in the Sherpa climbing history and in the world history of mountaineering in 1989. The Pangboche school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1963. North of the village is the Dughla lake and pass.

Dingboche is a Sherpa village at an elevation of 4,410 m (14,470 ft) in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal. Its population was estimated at 200 in 2011.

קרחון קהוּמבוּ הוא קרחון עמק בצפון-מזרחה של נפאל, באזור קהומבו שלמרגלות הר האוורסט. ראשו של הקרחון מצוי בגובה של כ-7,600 מטר מעל פני הים וקצה לשונו בגובה של כ-4,900 מטר, ומשום כך הוא מתואר לעיתים קרובות כקרחון הגבוה בעולם. הוא גם הקרחון הגדול בנפאל.

לובוצ'ה הוא הר ברכס ההימלאיה, באזור קהומבו שבצפון-מזרח נפאל. ההר ניצב ממערב לקרחון קהומבו, ולמרגלותיו שוכן הכפר לובוצ'ה – אחת מתחנות הלינה האחרונות בדרך אל מחנה הבסיס של האוורסט. להר שתי פסגות עיקריות: לובוצ'ה מערב, שגובהה 6,145 מטרים, ולובוצ'ה מזרח, שגובהה 6,119 מטרים.

Gorak Shep, also spelled Gorakshep, is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale. Situated at an elevation of 5,164 meters near Mount Everest, it remains uninhabited for most of the year, reopening only for the Mount Everest trekking season.

מפל הקרח קהוּמבוּ הוא מפל קרח בראשו של קרחון קהומבו, בצדו הנפאלי של הר האוורסט. הוא משתרע מן העמק המערבי שבין האוורסט ובין רכס להוטסה-נופטסה ועד לאזור מחנה הבסיס הדרומי, ונחשב לקטע המסוכן ביותר במסלול ההעפלה המקובל לפסגה מצדה הנפאלי.

There are two base camps on Mount Everest, on opposite sides of the mountain: South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 metres (17,598 ft), while North Base Camp is in Tibet at 5,150 metres (16,900 ft).

Kala Patthar is a notable landmark located on the south ridge of Pumori in the Nepali Himalayas above Gorakshep. Although not a proper mountain, with a prominence of only 10 m (33 ft), the ascent of Kala Patthar is very popular with trekkers in the region of Mount Everest since it provides the most accessible closeup view of Everest. Due to the structure of the Everest Massif, its high summit is blocked by Nuptse from much of the surrounding region.

Pheriche is a village in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal. Situated at an altitude of about 4,371 m (14,340 ft), above the Tsola River, Pheriche is a popular stop for trekkers and climbers. There is a rudimentary hospital in Pheriche managed by the Himalayan Rescue Association. The Pheriche hospital is open only during the two trekking/climbing seasons. Although the hospital was built with Japanese support in 1975, it is staffed by Nepalis and volunteer physicians who are mostly from the US, Europe, Canada and Australia.

Tengboche is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Koshi Province in Nepal, located at 3,867 metres (12,687 ft). Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region. The structure was built in 1923. In 1934, it was destroyed by an earthquake but subsequently rebuilt. It was destroyed again by a fire in 1989, and again rebuilt with the help of volunteers and the provision of foreign aid. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the Himalayan mountains, including the well-known peaks of Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku. Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, was born in the area in the village of Thani and was once sent to Tengboche Monastery to be a monk.

Namche Bazaar is a town in Ward 5 of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province in northeastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at 3,440 metres (11,286 ft) at its low point, populating the sides of a hill. Most Sherpa in the tourism business hail from the Namche area. Namche is also the main trading center and hub for the Lanjey region.