Everest: A Trekker's Guide Base Camp, Kala Patthar, Gokyo Ri. Trekking routes in Nepal and Tibet is a guidebook to trekking and hiking in the Everest region of the Himalaya.
Everest: A Trekker's Guide is a great guidebook to trekking in the Everest region. It includes Thame Valley, Lukla to Namche, Everest Base Camp from Namche and Gokyo (the Cho la and Phortse route), plus one route in Tibet (the Kharta Valley). The guide also describes the Three Passes trek (Dingboche to Namche via Kongma La, Cho La, Renjo La).
Treks range from 19 to 91km (12–56 miles) and can be completed in 2–16 days. The routes include the classic Everest Base Camp trek from Lukla via Namche Bazaar and Gorak Shep, an ascent of Kala Patthar, the route from Jiri to Lukla taken by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, a trek north to Gokyo and the Three Passes Trek linking the region's major passes and valleys. A trek approaching Everest from Tibet, from Kharta to the Kangshung Face, is also included.
