A comprehensive guide for the Everest Three High Passes Trek

Overview of the Everest Three High Passes Trek

Do you want to experience what you have never experienced before in your life, then you are qualified for the Everest Three High Passes Trek which is waiting for you in an isolated region? Furthermore, it is not a trek but an expedition. Because its trekking route ends in front of the snow-covered landscape. Where the trekking route ends in such a way, mountaineering begins, that is to say, Three High Passes starts. Later, these passes become an iconic viewpoint ready to show you the far end of the Everest Region. Our comprehensive guide for Everest three high passes trek can be useful for those traveler planning for challenging hike.

This trek is not only adventurous but also a kind of sport, especially to trekkers who are super active and who want to trek a high altitude with a physical fitness of three out of four. In addition, it is one of the safest treks in the Everest Region; however, it is not similar to Everest Base Camp Trek when it comes to well-maintained trekking trailsyou want to walk. In other words,it is easy, moderate and challenging with rugged trails that has steep ascent and descent but is beautifully decorated with the Gokyo Valley and Nangpa Valley, you will be walking through. And everything that is bursting to show you the best of nature.

Besides this, some of the world’s highest mountains accompany you along the trail. At the top of the Cho-La Pass, against its background, there are jagged mountains which give you the opportunity to take an exceptional mountain photo. It is guaranteed that every pass does this, readily available to show you the world class alpine view, famous across the world.

Who says a trekking that is challenging cannot be rewarding? To some people, this is a home. But what matters to you is the height. Are you ready to cross this mass (pass) ranging from 5360 to 5460 to 5540 m? What comes before this gigantic structure is another attraction that the itinerary has forced you to see but in the most beautiful way, such as the scenic mountain flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Sherpa villages, Gokyo Ri and the Everest Base Camp where 35,000 trekkers walked in every year. And what comes after this is another beauty, a blue lake, then Chukhung village, then Chukhung Ri and the list goes on and on.

In the midst of toughness, there is a way to relax in the mountain through acclimatization because your itinerary includes the largest Sherpa village in the world, a beautiful Tengboche Monastery, and the most beautiful lake called Gokyo. You will also reach other two highlights, for examples, Gokyo Ri and Kalapathar.

As we do the above-mentioned paragraph, it’s time to level up what is enduring from the point of view of every trekker but equally important, to the trekking guide of Glorious Himalaya, let’s walk on the natural icy trail and spend a night in a beautiful hamlet called Gokyo. Let’s dive into the beauty of the Ngozumpa Glacier through the lens of your beautiful seeking eyes. Ahead of you, there is a green pasture but of seasonal type.

Come face-to-face with the inhospitable side of the Everest Region as you walk on the trekking trail made of loose stones and pass by the memorials of the climbers who have lost their life during the ascent of Everest. Walk on the longest glacier of Nepal. Also, you are doing this in the area backed up by the breath taking view of mountains.

Finally, get blown by the eye-capturing view of Nuptse, Makalu, Lobuche and Lhotse that have dominated the horizon. This is followed by the trekking trail that passes by the bluest lake formed due to glacier. Such a lake, how many you will see, ask yourself; in total more than a dozen. One of them is as white as milk.

This is one of the parts of trekking which is basically walking in a terrain. Composed of a ridge, you can see the system of freshwater, including the highest lake in the world. The view of the lake will create an impact on your mind tremendously. While swallowing the view, you noticed some of the frozen lakes but thankfully each pass shows you the wide angle view of the mountains. Their names are Kyajo Ri, Tengkangpoche, Numbur, Kangchung, and Lobuche, Cholatse, Ama Dablam, Everest, Cho-Oyu, including the magnetic view of Island Peak and Amphu lapcha. This is what makes Everest Three High Passes Trek timeless best trekking in the world.

The Three Passes: Renjo La, Cho La, and Kongma La

Although Renjo La Pass (5360 m) is much awaited part in your itinerary, there is a sudden change in the altitude from 4000 m plus to 5000 m plus, so it becomes difficult to cross; however, it is not that impossible. Over there, the unpredictable weather glooms around you but the favourable one supports you in the months of March, April, May, September, October and November. Whether you are in this pass or any other like Cho-La and Kongma, you are physically and mentally prepared to be into nature and nothing else.

When you are on the top of the Renjo La Pass, you feel you are heavenly rewarded by the view of Everest (8848.86m), Lhotse (8516m), Makalu (8481m), Cho Oyu (8201m), and Ama Dablam (6812m). 

On the contrary, Cho-La Pass (5420 m) is not that difficult, but its eastern part is steep where you have to walk on glacier and moraine. Soon, you will forget this imposition as soon as you see mountains and lakes from the trekking trail that takes you to the Everest Base Camp. The road to the base camp shows you a lot of mountains from the closest distance.

Of all, Kongma La Pass (5540 m) is the toughest one because it lies close to Mera Peak, Pokalde and Nuptse. And it has a terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier, and you have to walk over there. As you are doing this on the pass, you will see Mera Peak that is breath-taking that extends to the height of 6000 m plus that is the highest trekking peak in Nepal and that can be summited within 2 days.  Before you accept to cross the pass, be ready to climb Chukung Ri to see the killing view of Mount Makalu.

Ultimately, there is a catch in this trek when you see the different facets of the Khumbu Glacier. Exactly, this is what one of our clients said to our trekking guide. And there is another who didn’t regret when they were trekking with us from beginning to end.

Acclimatization and Altitude Sickness

Undoubtedly, Everest Three High Passes Trek is a fun activity as you near the beautiful Himalayas. This trek has more pros than cons. The latter includes high altitude trekking region in the mountainous zone where you have decided to walk once in your lifetime

When you land at Lukla, you are already in a high altitude region that is 2000 m plus. From there, you head to Namche which is a very high altitude region because it is located at an altitude of 3000 m plus. All the passes, including Kalapathar come under extreme high altitude region because they lie at an altitude of 5000 m plus.

Since a trekking is walking, you do have to take care of your heart.

Before heading to Nepal, it would be good to consult a cardiologist. Do you know that your heart consumes a lot of oxygen at a high altitude? This oxygen is then utilized by your muscles. In other words, by your body. This means your body that is related to the heart must be in a perfect condition. In order to make your heart used to high altitude trekking, you must do walking, biking, running, and swimming for three months because there is less oxygen at the altitude of 3000 m as well as 5000 m.

Since the breathing is done by heart, this type of activity helps you to fight against what you can call thin oxygen. In order to do it more effectively, walk slowly in the beginning and increase your pace later. Last but not least, make a habit of drinking water, we mean a lot of water at a high altitude as well as above it to fight against dehydration, caused by less oxygen.

Unquestionably, this activity helps you to a large extent but what about acclimatization days that you see in the itinerary of Three High Passes Trek. You know the meaning of the acclimatization; it means to become used to, used to a high altitude. Acclimatization looks like a resting day but it is not like that as you will be doing a kind of walking, when you are acclimatizing, that is to say, a hill walking.

See on the itinerary what you will be doing in Namche during acclimatization day, also see what you will be doing in another acclimatization day. Do you know acclimatization also means walking slowly on the trekking trail, particularly from Namche?

Even after following our advice, you may suffer from Altitude Mountain Sickness that has the following symptoms.

• Headache
• Dislike eating
• Nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness
• Shortness of breath
• Bleeding from the nose

What you can do to prevent the above condition has been given below. Here are the tips to protect yourself.

• Walk slowly
• Drink plenty of water
• No Smoking
• No Alcohol
• No sleeping pills
• Avoid heavy exercises
• Take a prescribed Acetazolamide 250 mg
• Ascend 1000 m in a day
• Also drink tea
• Take food rich in iron
• Also take food rich in carbohydrates

Outline itinerary of the Everest Three High Passes Trek

Anti-Clockwise Route

Day 1: Flight to Lukla (2800m) and trek to Phakding (2,600m)

Day 2: Trek to Namche Bazar (3,440m)

Day 3: Acclimatization Day

Day 4: Trek to Tengboche (3,860m)

Day 5: Trek to Dingboche (4,360m)

Day 6: Trek to Chhukung (4,750m)

Day 7: Rest Day

Day 8: Trek to Lobuche (4,940m) via Kongma La Pass (5,535m)

Day 9: Trek to Everest Base camp (5,364) – Gorakshep (5,170m)

Day 10: Trek to Lobuche (4,940m) via Kalapather (5,545m)

Day 11: Trek to Dzongla (4,830m)

Day 12: Trek to Gokyo (4,800m) via Chola pass (5,368m)

Day 13: Rest Day

Day 14: Trek to Marlung (4,210m) via Renjo La (5,360m)

Day 15: Trek to Namche Bazar (3440m)

Day 16: Trek to Lukla (2800m)

Day 17: Fly Back to Kathmandu (1400m)

Clockwise Route

Day 1: Fly to Lukla (2800m) and trek to Phakding (2600m)

Day 2: Trek to Namche Bazaar (3440m)

Day 3: Rest day at Namche – Hike up to Everest View Hotel

Day 4: Trek to Thame (3820m)

Day 5: Trek to Lungde (4500m)

Day 6: Acclimatization day

Day 7: Trek to Gokyo (4790m) via Renjo La Pass (5360m)

Day 8: Hike up to Gokyo Ri for surreal Gokyo valley view

Day 9: Trek to Thangnak (4750m)

Day 10: Trek to Dzongla (4830m) via Cho La Pass (5420m)

Day 11: Trek to Lobuche (4910m)

Day 12: Trek to Everest Base Camp (5364m) then return to Gorakshep for overnight stay (5140m)

Day 13: Hike to Kala Patthar (5545m) and then descend to Lobuche (4910m)

Day 14: Trek to Chhukung (4730m) via Kongma La Pass (5535m)

Day 15: Trek to Tengboche (3860m)

Day 16: Trek to Monjo (2835m)

Day 17: Trek to Lukla (2800m)

Day 18: Return to Kathmandu

Best Time to Do the Everest Three High Passes Trek

March is the best month for trekking in the Everest Region. In this month, the monsoon is far off; you still have to wait for it because it will take three months to arrive. As a result, you can do a trekking in the Everest Region smoothly. Because the day temperature hovers around 20 degrees Celsius while the night temperature can be colder, reaching minus 10 degrees. Since the day temperature is fine, you can see all the Himalayas, including the world’s eight highest mountains as you are walking along the trekking trail.

In April, there will be a short burst of rainfall (remember a short burst of rainfall lasts for an hour; the next day is usually sunny and so is the next moment). Hence, it is an ideal month for trekking. And the best part is the temperature hovers around 20 degrees Celsius again, suitable for trekkers, who want to trek in Nepal.

The next month, that is, May is a pre-monsoon season in Nepal, it is an ideal month to trek in the mountainous region if you do not have time to trek in September, October, and November. It is said that this month creates a delight in the trekking region because the weather becomes pleasant and every rainy day is followed by a clear morning sky and by the clear view of mountains.

Precisely speaking, Mid-September is the best month for trekking in the Everest Region. Because the monsoon is over and the weather is clear and you can see the mountains from a close distance as well as from far off places, like Lukla and Namche and everything welcomes you with clear skies that show you what you want to see in the Everest Region.

The following month, that is, October is also the best month for trekking in the Everest Region because the weather becomes warm and sunny. This is the best month to have the finest view of the Himalayas in the mountainous region. Also, it is the peak month of trekkers because the Himalayan Region is cool when you look at the weather and mountain views.

Another peak month is November. This month is too pleasant to trek in the Everest Region because the weather is dry and the sky is clear. As a result, you will have an excellent view of the mountains.

Nepal has five different seasons, and they are Winter, Spring, Summer, Monsoon, and Autumn.

Winter month in Nepal lasts from December to February.

Spring from March to May while summer from June to August.

Similarly, the monsoon lasts from June to August.

Finally, autumn from September to November.

In winter that is from December to February, temperature drops down to minus in the hilly and mountainous region. On the contrary, the plain region of Nepal experiences mild winter. In general, the winter month of Nepal is suitable to trek in the Himalayan region to see beautiful mountains.

In spring that is from March to May, the temperature rises in the plain region, but the mountainous region will have a cool temperature to trek. In these months, you will see flower blooming on the trekking trail.

June, July, and August make up the summer month in Nepal. Each of these months is hot and the temperature reaches to 40 degrees Celsius in the plain region, marked by heavy rainfall which can also be noticed in the trekking region.

It is to be remembered that June, July and August that make up the summer season also make up the monsoon season in Nepal. This season is marked by heavy rainfall all over Nepal.

Autumn that is composed of September, October and November are the best months for trekking in Nepal because the monsoon season that has lasted from June to August, has ended completely. So, this season has a lot of points for trekkers who love to trek in Nepal.

Physical Preparation and Fitness

You do not have to be super fit to swallow the beauty of the Everest Region if you are making a plan. Even if you are moderately fit, you can walk from Lukla to the pass and to the base camp.

All in all, you must be a determined trekker, ready to walk for 6 to 7 hours, carrying a light backpack.

Following a porter, who is carrying your stuff up to 20 kg, you walk with your trekking guide, who has informed the porter, to reserve the hotel, commonly called tea house. You are able to walk like this because back in your home country, you practiced walking for 30 minutes, every day for at least 30 days.

Or you have simply walked on a tread mill to build your stamina to trek in the Everest Region.

Undoubtedly, a walking is a very good practice to walk in the Everest Region with full of confidence.

As mentioned in the third paragraph, you are supposed to do walking, running, cycling and swimming to make your heart strong to cope up with thin oxygen at 3000 m plus, 4000 m plus and 5000 m plus. These are the aerobic exercises, and do one of these at least for 4 weeks as it will help you massively walking in the Everest Region.

Also include squats and push-up in your daily exercise to make your muscle legs stronger.

You can do running for 10 minutes to feel like walking in the Everest Region,and for another 5 minutes, you can do walking to feel the same, do these two activities alternately before heading to Nepal, at least for 30 days.

You should also do Anolam Vinolam howto make your heart strong and how to increase the oxygen level in your blood which are the basic necessities for trekking.

Along with this, we have already included acclimatization days in your itinerary to combat Altitude Mountain Sickness but if you are hit by it, we did provide you solutions in the third paragraph. Please have a look once more because prevention is better than cure.

Packing List for the Everest Three High Passes Trek

Actually, there are no specific rules and regulations that have been quoted by the experts when it comes to essential gears requirements while trekking in the mountainous region. Since Glorious Himalaya has been handling trekkers, coming from across the world, we have included the basic ones that have helped each and every trekker tremendously in the past. And here is the list.

• Trekking Poles
• Gloves
• Hiking Boot
• Sleeping Bag
• Sun Glass
• Water bottle
• Back Pack
• Sun Screen cream
• Flip flop
• Moisturizer
• Lip balm
• Sun hat
• Woolen hat
• Gaiters is recommended in the high pass.
• Crampons

When it comes to clothing based on our experience, you cannot cast off the following ones during the trekking. They are what you need most of the time in the Everest Region.

• Jackets (down).
• Woolen shirts and thick sweaters.
• Waterproof jacket with hood or poncho.
• Tracksuit
• Trousers
• Underwear
• Long sleeved shirt.
• Half-paint
• T-shirt
• Socks
• A base layer for the lower body
• A base layer for the upper body
• Towel

You really got what we have mentioned in the above paragraph, but we still think you missed something on the list. And they could be these.

• Nail clippers
• Female hygiene products
• Sewing kit
• Ear Plug
• Books
• Torch Light
• Mobile charger
• Map
• Binocular
• Extra clothes to wear before the trek
• Passport with visa of 6 months
• Passport copy
• 4 copies of passport-size photos
• Travel Insurance
• Credit card
• Dark Chocolates
• Buy NTC Sim Card (much cheaper than you expected, no need to pay for Wi-Fi to tea house)

Lodging and Teahouse Experience on the Trail

Let’s go back to the history of a tea house to know who were the first people to use this house. They were the mountain climbers who wanted to drink tea on the way to the base camp. This tea house just provided tea not only to the climbers but also to the locals and porters. But with the passage of time, everything changed, except the name. Even today it is called a tea house although it provides accommodation, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If you do not mind then you can ask yourself, would it be ok to call it a small hotel.

You are right and it is too ok to call it a small hotel. However, the word tea house does dominate the itinerary of the trekker, in other words, you see this word on every trekking website of Nepal. The website never says a small hotel to the trekkers and the trekking company prefers to use tea house in order to explain you. And so do the trekkers.

What you get in today’s tea house is different from what you used to get many years ago. Here is a difference that will provide you what you need to know. And it does give you a lot of satisfaction as well as a new kind of experience, you haven’t experienced in other parts of the world.

Usually, there are two beds in a room that you get as accommodation in a tea house and it comes with a pillow, blanket, and dunlop or a mattress. But even if you are alone, then we have to share a room that has two beds or three beds or four beds with other trekkers. To make your night warmer, you need to bring a sleeping bag with you.

But if you want better accommodation than what we have mentioned above, then you should see the itinerary of Everest Base Camp Luxury Trek or contact Ganesh Gurung of Glorious Himalaya to have something better even in a remote Himalayan region. We can arrange from good to better accommodation in the Himalayan region at an additional cost, so are you ready to spend little bit in order to have what the Himalayas call Experience the Best.

Most of our trekkers are from western countries who are used to using western style toilets. And in the Everest Region, some tea houses have western style toilets and others have squat type which may be a new kind of experience to you while spending a night. Usually, you have to fill up the water tank of the western toilet yourself. No automation, because water turns into ice instantly in such a cold environment where the night temperature reaches minus. That’s why, tea houses prefer squat type of toilets without a water tank.

Usually, there is no hot water supply in a bathroom, but if you want it, then you can get it by paying a certain amount of money. We mean a bucket of hot water. You may be spending a night in a tea house with all the facilities that have been mentioned on a trekking website. But do you know that a tea house gets its power from the local hydro power station while some get it from the solar power. This is the reason why you have to pay NRS 150-350 if you want to charge your device in a tea house.

In general, most of the tea houses are made of wooden ply woods.

The menu of a tea house becomes limited as you head from one high altitude to another higher altitude. But the lunch and the dinner that you are going to enjoy will, be served in the form of rice, pulse, and vegetable curry, full of carbohydrates. You can also enjoy eating momos, and you can see variations in the breakfast from eggs, coffee, corn flakes, oat meals, tea, pizza, soup to pan cake to noodles.  Or how about eating richly gravy stew Sherpa food mentioned in your menu.

Along with this, you can get a boiled water in a tea house. This is the reason why you should fill up the water bottle before you head to another village for night stop. Be ready to drink at least 3 liters of water every day, also fill up the bottle wherever you stop with your trekking guide for lunch as well as for dinner.

Trekking Permits and Requirements

Sagarmatha is the name of Mt. Everest in Nepali, and it stands as the highest mountain in the world. Since the mountain lies in the national park called Sagarmatha National Park, you will come across new terms in addition to beautiful nature. And this is how you hear Sagarmatha National Park Trek Permit. And this permit is required by the trekkers to trek in the Everest Region.

Whether they follow the trekking trails of Three High Passes Trek or normal Everest Base Camp Trek or regardless of the treks in the region, this permit is a must if you are heading to the Everest Region, particularly to see the perfect combination of ecological balance, higher altitude and mountains. Or if you want to step into the Everest Region, first you need to have this permit.

Your trekking cost includes the price of the permit. Entirely, leave that to us, we mean the arrangement of your trekking permit. Besides arranging this permit, we also have to arrange another trek permit for you to enter Namche, Tengboche, and Dingboche. This permit is known as Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality Entry Permit. The money obtained from this permit is used by the local government to develop the above-mentioned villages.

If you are a solo trekker who wants to manage everything on your own hand, then you can arrange the permits you need for Three High Passes from the Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu or can get straightly from the places like Lukla or Monjo. The cost of the permit is subject to change in the future; however, these two permits will cost you around NRS 6000 as of 2025.

Wildlife and Flora in the Everest Region

As already said in the above paragraphs that March, April, May, September, October and November are the best months for trekking in the Everest Region. If these are the best months for trekking in the mountainous region, then they are also the best months to see wildlife from a reachable distance. Since you are in the national park called Sagarmatha National Park, there is a high chance that you will see these animals: Himalayan Tahrs, Golden eagles,Blue Sheep, lammergeyers and Griffon Vultures.

In addition to the wildlife, you will see these plants namely Rhododendrons, Junipers, Alpine Mosses, Lichens, Shrubs, and Hardy Alpine Flowers.

According to the definition given by an expert, a high altitude region consists of 2000 m plus. And it is here that you see these plants: oak, pine, birch, shrubs, rhododendron and juniper.

As you move from a high altitude to a higher altitude (3000 m plus), you will see less vegetation like dwarf rhododendron, Alpine meadows with grasses, and wildflowers.

Finally, at the pass and Kalapathar at the height of 5000 m plus, you will see least vegetation: dwarf shrubs, cushion plants, and alpine herbs.

The Spiritual and Cultural Experience

Everest Three High Passes Trek has a cultural side too that shows all of this to you through its itinerary. The itinerary speaks about the religion of the Sherpa people by taking you to monasteries, stupas and manistones. Through the means of mantras, images and Buddha statue, you know the Sherpa culture deeply.

Most of the tea houses are run by the Sherpa people, creating you an opportunity with their presence to know their languages, rooted in Tibet. As you know this, side-by-side, you will also know about another part of their culture by eating their food in tea houses. Each of these comes under the part of trekking you have undertaken to do and to reach the largest Sherpa village called Namche and another one called Khumjung, famous for its local market that is visited by the people of different villages in the Everest Region.

It also takes you to Namche Monastery and Tengboche Monastery as you head off from Lukla. The latter is the largest one in the Everest Region. When it comes to Mani Rimdu Festival, you can relate Tengboche Monastery to this because the festival takes place in the periphery of this monastery. In addition, you will come across small stupas and prayer wheels in Sherpa villages along the trekking trail. You should pay a respect to these religious sites by walking in a clockwise direction. And who can teach you this better than your trekking guide who has accompanied you all the way from Lukla to the pass and to the base camp.

Knowing this in a religious way, you see what comes to your sight from such remote area stupas to beautiful mountains. The sight also includes small rectangular flags, attached to a string, fluttering in the air. You walk through Sherpa villages, stopping for lunch at tea-house and on the trekking trail, you see yaks and trekkers.

Look up to see the printed mantras and images that are being carried in the air invisibly from one place to another to make the place positive from the religious perspective. You are blessed by them as you walk under them (flags). Having five different colors that represent five elements you need in your life, you pay a respect to them.

And four of them is the sky, water, air and the earth that have been mentioned in all the religious books. Under its influence, you will see a stupa along the trekking trail having the relics of Lord Buddha or the teachings of Buddha. Such type of things is always more in the Everest Region when you see the manistones with the inscription of mantras in a lonely, remote region. Touch these stones to get blessed by God.

There is always more in your trek which becomes complete with a visit to Tengboche Monastery. This monastery has a lot of significance for the Sherpa Community and is the largest one in the region. It is the best monastery for spirituality and is famous for its mural images and interior architecture, composed of wooden carvings. The interior portion of the monastery shows you how colorful it is and how attractive it is from top to bottom, including what you can say, “I saw mural on all its sides.”

Side Trips and Detours

Everest Three High Passes Trek has highlights other than high passes and they are Gokyo Lakes, EBC and Kalapathar.  When it comes to Gokyo Lakes, here are the names you should remember, perhaps they help you in advance that you can call General Knowledge, that is the historical background of a lake. Each of these lakes is a part of the freshwater lake system and their names are Gokyo Cho, Thonak Cho, Tanjung Cho, Ngojum Cho, and Gyazompa Cho, all ending with the word CHO. Each lake holds a religious significance to the Buddhists and Hindus on the day of Janai Purnima.

Everest Base Camp (5300 m plus) is an achievement but before you get this achievement, there is a pre-achievement like walking on the Khumbu Glacier and its moraine. This is followed by another achievement with the panoramic view of Everest, Nuptse, Pumori, and Khumbutse which add up joy to your Everest Base Camp Trek Journey.

Equally important is your post-achievement, that is, EBC, which you know is irreplaceable. EBC is also a spot which shows you the challenging side of the Khumbu Icefall that every Everest Climber must cross before heading to the summit of Mount Everest.

No less is Kalapathar (5500 m plus) when it comes to seeing the closest and grandest view of Lhotse, Nuptse, and Pumori. Each of these shines at the first sunlight of the day, making the view awe-inspiring right in front of your eyes and looks like the real live show.

In addition, there are other highlights that got less recognition, but believe me there are trekking guides who cannot stop themselves from taking you to Gokyo Ri and Chkkung Ri. Just like, you did to reach the top of Kalapathar, you have to do the same to reach the top of Gokyo Ri to see the first sunrise as well as to see the classic view of Everest, Lhotse, Ama dablam, Pumori, Thambersku, Khangteka, Tensum Khang Gunnel and Cho La Che.

If you want to see equally beautiful then Chukkung Ri cannot be ignored either because it shows you what your eyes want to see like the complete view of mountains, namely Island Peak, Ama Dablam, Makalu, and Nuptse. You cannot ignore the value of Chukung Ri to ascend the top of Island Peak if you are going to do ISLAND PEAK CLIMBING.

Challenges and Rewards of the Everest Three High Passes Trek

Walking in a high altitude is a new kind of experience that shows you an exceptional view of mountains in the Everest Region. A high altitude starts from 2000 m plus and from there you head to a higher altitude of 3000 m plus and the extreme highest of 5000 m plus following the trekking trail. Each of these is beautiful and each of these comes with difficulty because of little oxygen. This is how Altitude Mountain Sickness is created. Along with this, you will have sleep disturbance. Not only this, you might be touched by other symptoms like headache, dizziness, nausea, and fatigue. Physically, you might have muscle pain and soreness, including dehydration.

Altitude Mountain Sickness born out of reduced oxygen makes your brain think in a different way because it becomes completely different than that of a normal person who has been living at the altitude of 1000 m plus for more than 10 years. On the contrary, at 3000 m plus, you might not have the same kind of attentive mind because you know your mind is being filled with depression and anxiety while walking at a challenging trail. Along with this, you might be late, when it comes to making a decision. In general, you will lose the focus completely, but your trekking guide who is with you knows what you are going through.

And there is way to tackle this by taking a medicine. You can also sip water slowly and make up your mind to consume at least 3 liters of water every day. The next thing is walk slowly, take a rest, and do what your body needs. Listen to your body. Above all, mental preparation of completing the trek helps you 10 times more. With the guidance of a trekking guide, you complete Everest Three High Passes Trek.

Overcoming the hurdles, you reach your destination without any injury. From 5000 m plus, look below and feel how much you have walked with patience, with your abilities and with your ambitious mood. As you did this, you soaked up the environment. And the beautiful nature makes you immovable, in this case your mind and eyes fall in love with the beauty of nature.

Look above towards the sky, you see some powerful and beautiful mountains, turning into yellow color at the first sunlight of the day. The highest height in your itinerary tells you how much you can go further from your country to see the height of the world’s highest mountain in the world’s remotest region. What you have done is you have earned the sense of accomplishment by overcoming what the world calls the possibly massive height trekking in the inhospitable region of Everest.

Trekking with a Guide vs. Solo Trekking

Pros

1. As a solo trekker, you hire a trekking guide to know the unknown in the Everest Region.
2. Not only they know the trekking trail very well but also the weather pattern that could cancel your flight in an unexpected way.
3. In addition, they know how to explain you in a simple language about the culture of the Sherpa people, including their origin and history.
4. As you listen to this with interest, you also do not have to worry to contact a tea house for accommodation.
5. The same applies for transportation management and porter management.
6. What kind of meal you want to have will be pre-managed by the trekking guide?
7. If you share your porter with other trekkers, you have to pay a little amount of money. Had you hired a single porter, then you would have to pay a full amount.

Cons

1. A solo trekker making his or her mind to travel without trekking agency should manage the accommodation and meals of a trekking guide and a porter in advance. He or she should make a deal with a porter and a guide from the budget-friendly perspective.
2. If you have hired a trekking guide from Lukla, their itineraries may not match with you as mentioned in a trekking agency’s website.
3. Since you don’t know the porter in advance, this means you don’t know whether he can speak English fluently.

Environmental and Ethical Considerations

Where you have trekked is a beautiful place; you have come all the way from your country to see beautiful mountains. Just like you have enjoyed the mountains from the bottom of your heart, you should also respect this place by keeping it trash free. What you should do next is observe the wild life from a far off place and stop yourself from feeding with biscuit and snacks. Besides this, you should respect the privacy of others by talking softly.

Follow the trekking trail what others have been following, please do not create a new one seeing the vacant landscape. Finally, no camp fire. Even if you do it outside the tea house, please put it off properly. Enjoy the mountain from a close distance, take the photo with your camera and leave the place just like it was 1000 of years ago. All in all, adopt the principle “Leave no trace” throughout the trek. Also consume locally grown organic vegetables.

As we say this, we would like you to support the local people all the way from Lukla to the base camp. Because they are the ones who have been living in the Everest Region for a pretty long time from their first generation. Remember Mallory and Arvin who tried to conquer the height of Everest and who used the local people as porters to carry their belongings.

With the passage of time, the local people have multiplied from one to two and from two to four because of social rules and regulations. Some of them run tea houses to provide accommodation and meal to you. When you go to their tea houses, you support them locally. How about buying souvenir from them while visiting the Everest Region this time. This kind of transaction leads to the financial development of the local people in a better way.

Respect them as they respect you; enjoy their cultures as they wanted you to do. Above all, minimize the plastic usage by using steel water bottle.

As a trekker, you are a part of the trekking who knows the meaning of the trekking in the best way. As everybody knows that a trekking comes under tourism, and we all know this in the best possible manner. Tourism is for everybody and we must sustain it so that our future generation can enjoy it as much as you have enjoyed it with the local people right now. Follow the rules as given above while trekking, you have already supported SUSTAINABLE TOURISM all the way from Lukla.