The Solu Jiri to EBC Trek (Classic EBC)


Maximum altitude : 5545 meters
Duration: 25 days

This is most famous Everest approach, as Jiri is connected by bus to Kathmandu, and innkeepers along the trail are reasonably used to hosting guests. Moving across the lay of the land, the trail goes through valleys as low as 1500m and passes as high as 3500m. Good glimpses of the Gauri Shankar peak give you the inspiration. You will be engrossed in Solu’s lasting images of tumbling gorges, rhododendron forests and terraced fields hewn out of steep hillsides. This region is relatively undeveloped compared to the trail from Lukla onwards, the trek provides an insight into the many traditional aspects of the lives of the different ethnic groups of the area. Including Tamang, Kami, Brahmins, Kshetri & Sherpa.

One of the highlights on the way to Lukla is the overnight stop at Junbesi, the oldest Sherpa settlement in the Solu Khumbu. An hour above Junbesi lies the monastery of "Tupten Chholing" with the villages of Mabung and Pangkarma good places to visit on route.