The Everest region has been a Mecca for hiking, trekking, and climbing enthusiasts ever since Mount Everest was first ascended in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. Apart from a fantastic array of snow giants and world-class hiking trails, the Everest region trekking is also popular for the legendary hospitality of the local Sherpa people. Trek in the Everest region is the best way to explore mountain people’s lifestyles, ancient monasteries, culture, and beliefs. Sherpa peoples of this region are very friendly, hardworking and humming activity. Mostly, Everest summiteers that hold world records are from this region. The meaning of Sherpa is the people who were coming from the eastern region which is Sher means Eastern and Pa means people come from.
It is located in the northeast of Nepal. The park is serene with hardy terrain with deep gorges, glaciers, and gigantic rocks. The Sagarmatha National park spread over an area of 1,148 sq. km and ranges from 3,300 meters (11,000 ft) to 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) which is the highest place on earth. The park is home to the musk deer, Derow, Ghoral, and Himalayan Thar, red-billed chough, Impheyan pheasant, blood pheasant, and yellow-billed chough. The prime attraction of Everest region trekking as the name suggests is Mount Everest having the Nepali name Sagarmatha is the highest peak in the world and is 8,848m from sea level. It is also home to two eight-thousanders Cho Oyu (8,201m) and Lhotse (8,516m) besides several other famous peaks above 6,000 m. Everest region trekking makes everybody self-pompous because being near and around the highest part of the world provides a sense of bliss and glorified achievement.
Trekking in the Everest region is a combination of easy and challenging trek such as Everest Panorama, Gokyo Lake, Everest Base Camp, and Everest 3 High passes trek which is frequently popular trails for the adventure enthusiastic trekkers. Trekking to the Everest region is depending on the route which you have chosen comparing from 5 days to a month-long. In this region, you will get a chance to see the blooming national flowers of Nepal if you are around the flowering season. It is a rhododendron flower which is called Lali Gurans alike in Nepali.
Below are the popular trekking trails of the Everest region in Nepal.
