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
Your altitude gain on the Everest Base Camp trek is 2,504 m (8,215 ft).
Altitude gain when you add Kala Patthar
The addition of Kala Patthar to your EBC trek itinerary ups your altitude gain to 2,784 m (9,136 ft).
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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)
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