Travel Guide of Gorakshep in Nepal by Influencers and Travelers

Gorak shep or Gorakshep is a small settlement that sits on the edge of a frozen lakebed covered with sand in Nepal with the same name. It is found at an elevation of 5,164 metres elevation, near Mount Everest. The village is not inhabited year-round.

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1 - Gorak Shep

Gorak shep or Gorakshep is a small settlement that sits on the edge of a frozen lakebed covered with sand in Nepal with the same name. It is found at an elevation of 5,164 metres elevation, near Mount Everest. The village is not inhabited year-round.

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2 - Everest

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3 - Climbing in Dingboche

   10 km away

ISLAND PEAK: Island (6169m) and Lobuje East (6119m) Trekking Peaks Grade: CHALLENGING Min group size: 2 Pax ISLAND PEAK (6189M): Fixed Dates: March to May, Oct to Nov. Duration: 4 Days Departure: March to May, Oct to Nov.. From: Chhukung to Chhukung Camping Grade: Difficult Season: Oct-Nov, Mar- Apr Max Elevation: 6,119 m Day 01: Arrive Chhukung, 2pm briefing check equipment, AMS lecture. Overnight at Camp. Day 02: Ice Climbing and instructional day Camp. Day 03: Trek to Island Base Camp. Overnight at Camp Day 04: Island Peak Summit. Lobuche Trekking Peak (6119m) Min group size: 2 Pax Fixed Dates:- March to May, Oct To Nov. Departure: From: Dzongla to Dzongla Camping Trip Grade: Difficult Season: Oct-Nov, Mar- Apr-May Max Elevation: 6,119 m Day 01: Depart Dzongla tea house, trek to Cho La Pass. Day 02: Acclimatization and instructional day- Day 03: Trek to High Camp over night at camp. Day 04: Summit day (Early Start)

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4 - Kala Patthar

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, 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.

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5 - Kala Patthar Summit

Kala Patthar, meaning 'black rock' in Nepali, Hindi and Urdu, is a notable landmark located on the south ridge of Pumori in the Nepalese Himalayas above Gorakshep.

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6 - Helicopter Tours in Khumjung

   21 km away

Everest Stopover at Kalapattar Helicopter Tour is one of the most rewarding ways to experience grandest Everest region. Flying with a helicopter to the highest mountain viewpoint in the world, Kalapattar and capturing mightiest Mt. Everest ( 8848m) will definitely delight you. We not only see the Everest and other mountain peaks but also celebrate breathtaking landscapes, glaciers, freshwater lakes, and avalanches during our Everest Stopover at Kalapattar Helicopter Tour. This Heli tour to Kalapattar is for those who want to avoid long and tiring Everest Base Camp Trek and those who are confined by the time but still passionate to see Mt. Everest, the top of the world.

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7 - Everest Base Camp

There are two base camps on Mount Everest, on opposite sides of the mountains: South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 metres, while North Base Camp is in Tibet, China at 5,150 metres.

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8 - Pumori

Pumori is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory. "Pumo" means young girl or daughter and "Ri" means mountain in Sherpa language. Climbers sometimes refer to Pumori as "Everest's Daughter". Mallory also called it Clare Peak, after his daughter. Pumori is a popular climbing peak. The easiest route is graded class 3, although with significant avalanche danger. Pumori was first climbed on May 17, 1962 by Gerhard Lenser on a German-Swiss expedition. Two Czechs climbed a new route on the south face in the spring of 1996. An outlier of Pumori is Kala Patthar, which appears as a brown bump below the south face of Pumori. Many trekkers going to see Mount Everest up close will attempt to climb to the top of Kala Patthar.

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9 - Lobuche

Lobuche is a Nepalese mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the settlement of Lobuche. There are two main peaks, Lobuche East and Lobuche West.

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10 - Nuptse

   6 km away

Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nubtse massif.

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11 - Lingtren

   6 km away

Lingtren, 6,749 metres, is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal area of Himalaya, about 8 kilometres distant in a direct line from Mount Everest.

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12 - Dughla

   7 km away

Dughla is a small hamlet in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, to the south of Khumbu Glacier. The settlement, consisting of several huts, is located at an elevation of 4,620 metres, making it one of the highest settlements in the world, but likely not permanently inhabited all year around as it is essentially a collection of huts catering to hikers.

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13 - Cholatse

   9 km away

Cholatse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Cholatse is connected to Taboche by a long ridge. The Chola glacier descends off the east face.

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14 - Lhotse

   10 km away

Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. Part of the Everest massif, Lhotse is connected to the latter peak via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan.

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15 - Mahalangur Himal

   10 km away

Mahālangūr Himāl is a section of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal and south-central Tibet of China extending east from the pass Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River.

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16 - South Col

   10 km away

The South Col is a sharp-edged col between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the highest and fourth-highest mountains in the world, respectively. The South Col is typically swept by high winds, leaving it free of significant snow accumulation. Since 1950, most Everest expeditions have left from Nepal and gone via the southeast ridge and the South Col.

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17 - Dingboche

   10 km away

Dingboche 27°53′N 86°49′E is a Sherpa village in the Khumbu region of north eastern Nepal in the Chukhung Valley. Its population was estimated at approximately 200 in 2011. It is situated at an altitude of 4,410 metres.

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18 - Sagarmatha National Park

   11 km away

Sagarmāthā National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that is dominated by Mount Everest. It encompasses an area of 1,148 km² in the Solukhumbu District and ranges in elevation from 2,845 to 8,848 m at the summit of Mount Everest.

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19 - Amadablam Expedition

   11 km away

Taboche is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Taboche is connected to Cholatse by a long ridge. Taboche lies directly across the Imja River from Ama Dablam and above the villages of Pheriche and Dingboche.

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20 - Imja Tse

   12 km away

Imja Tse, better known as Island Peak, is a mountain in Sagarmatha National Park of the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The peak was named Island Peak in 1953 by members of the British Mount Everest expedition because it appears as an island in a sea of ice when viewed from Dingboche.

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21 - Tsho Rolpa Glacial Lake

   13 km away

Imja Tsho is a glacial lake created after melt water began collecting at the foot of the Imja Glacier on the lower part of the glacier in the 1950s. A 2009 study described this lake of melt water as one of the fastest-growing in the Himalaya.

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22 - Ama Dablam

   14 km away

Ama Dablam is a mountain in the eastern Himalayan range of Province No. 1, Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres, the lower western peak is 6,170 metres.

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