Altitude gain on Everest Base Camp trek
The Everest Base Camp trek is a challenging high-altitude and multiday trek. From the start of the trek in alpine forest to the frozen world of base camp, you ascend 2,504 m (8,215 ft) in elevation! Here are some further helpful figures about the trek.
Height of Everest Base Camp
Altitude gain on the EBC trek
![EBC-Trek-Elevation-Map](https://images.followalice.com/3Q8qUQi44BHcBn6FXQJxsT/d7741c9af7758aa2f2cb67f2fcee56f9/EBC-Trek-Elevation-Map.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=560)
Your altitude gain on the Everest Base Camp trek is 2,504 m (8,215 ft).
![Lukla airport building, Nepal, EBC trek](https://images.followalice.com/10LTy9eYUc1PNcb9X3pBT0/0d4066862ff50451737bef15b969d432/Lukla_airport_building__Nepal.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=600)
Altitude gain when you add Kala Patthar
![EBC trek Kala Patthar sign](https://images.followalice.com/2gjcqDiNqL6qiDDV4uLlHg/312f8a4c4d6c8e15be2da873a5c0d096/EBC_trek_Kala_Patthar_sign.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=451)
The addition of Kala Patthar to your EBC trek itinerary ups your altitude gain to 2,784 m (9,136 ft).
There would be a youtube video here.
Sadly, the youtube player requires cookies to work.
Daily altitude gains of the EBC trek
Day 1 | Lukla to Phakding: No altitude gain Day 2 | Phakding to Namche Bazaar: 803 m (2,723 ft) Day 3 | Namche Bazaar to Pangboche: 545 m (1,788 ft) Day 4 | Pangboche to Dingboche: 425 m (1,394 ft) Day 5 | Acclimatisation day Day 6 | Dingboche to Lobuche: 590 m (1,936 ft) Day 7 | Lobuche to EBC: 414 m (1,358 ft) Day 8 | Climb Kala Patthar: 280 m (919 ft)
![Pur. Namche at night, Nepal, EBC](https://images.followalice.com/5SEGLOKUMB80pA811kwfzx/7239673945aae61cf43801f0b5680133/Pur._Namche_Bazaar_at_night__EBC_trek__Nepal.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)