Everest base camp?

Everest base camp?
Feb 17, 2005 08:02
BERQ Points: Join Date: Feb 17, 2005 Status: offline	Hey Im going to China for 3 months 25/2. I planned on spending a month in Tibet and would really like to see the Everest Base Camp and i have a few questions for that: 1) I read that the last place where you can overnight without having to sleep in own tent i The Monestrary in Dzarongpu!! is that true? 2)And from there on what kind of epuipment do i need to reach the Base camp?? 3)is it a hard trek and how long does it take? its a bit difficult because it depends on where you read about it!! some say its almost like hiking the whole everest, and other places you see pictures of tourist in shorts and caps on the Base Camp :)

Feb 17, 2005 08:02

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Hey

Im going to China for 3 months 25/2.

I planned on spending a month in Tibet and would really like to see the Everest Base Camp and i have a few questions for that:

1) I read that the last place where you can overnight without having to sleep in own tent i The Monestrary in Dzarongpu!! is that true?

2)And from there on what kind of epuipment do i need to reach the Base camp??

3)is it a hard trek and how long does it take?

its a bit difficult because it depends on where you read about it!! some say its almost like hiking the whole everest, and other places you see pictures of tourist in shorts and caps on the Base Camp :)

Feb 17, 2005 16:02	#1
DEE0228 Points: Join Date: Sep 14, 2004 Status: Offline	Yes, it is really a hard trip. If you want to visit Lhasa, Dingri and around area of Tibet, it'll take you at least 10 days and the best car is the land cruiser. By the way, are you going to go there alone? Have you ever heard that foreigner must be accompanied by their Chinese tour guide when entering Tibet? I think maybe ELCABRON can provide you some more useful infomation:)

Feb 17, 2005 17:28

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Ni Hao Dee and Berq!

I heard somebody calling.......

no, no, I? certainly no Tibet expert and I`m sorry that I?e never been to The Everest Base Camp. It is a pitty but I had not that much time for Tibet like you will have, Berq.

Travelling is also a trade-off between time and money or the number of sights you want to see.

What THEY say:

1. Officially you need a special permit to be allowed to enter Tibet. It? like a second Visa. Officials and of course every travel agency says that you get checked when entering Tibet and even on various checkpoints throughout the country. If you get cought without it you get fined and sent out of Tibet.They also say it is impossible to get these papers as a single visitor but only with tourgroups.

2. Officially you do need a guide around you, you are not allowed on your own. By this way they keep every foreigner in check - you know the CN government is still afraid of ........

BUT I know several people who entered Tibet without it and they had no problems. A Korean guy for example went in by bus - his advantage of course was that he speaks Chinese fluently and he looks Asian, which is always an advantage.

For me, the thing was I had only limited time and Tibet was just one part of it. I did not want to risk losing any time (bus trip to Tibet takes several days) and the risk of getting busted than, losing time and haven? reach my goal would
be even be worse. That is why I had to take a travel agency which organized the papers, flight and so on in advace. (the only time I ever used a travel agency - it still hurts my pride as a backpacker;-)
I had a funny Tibetian guide and with him a Chinese driver in a kind of jeep. That was a great couple, really cool and helpful in every way.

Maybe it is easier to enter from Golmud, or from Nepal which is my favourite. Coming from Kathmandu, pass by the Basecamp of the Everest, Tingri, Xigaze , Gyanze and Lhasa. Or the other direction all the way to Mt. Kailash.

Feb 17, 2005 17:35	#3
ELCABRON Points: Join Date: Feb 9, 2005 Status: Offline	Sorry, wrong pic!

Feb 17, 2005 23:01	#4
ELCABRON Points: Join Date: Feb 9, 2005 Status: Offline	I forgot: 1. Through the travel agency I got the Tibet permit as a single traveller. Because it was off season I had a Tibetan guide and the Chinese driver for myself (lucky luxury) 2. I got never checked for my Permit. Not at the airport nor anywhere else..... But they checked me like crazy when I left! I do not understand it. They were checking even the pages of my books...

Feb 18, 2005 01:18

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Thank you for the answers :)

The thing about single traveller is not gonna be a problem i think.. there is a shop in Chengdu who makes "Group Tours", but you never gonna see the others after Lhasa :) im gonna take the risk and just hope that i dont get stopped.. many of my friends did it hehe so why not me!

But anyway the problem is the Base Camp thing... but im just gonna search the internet a little more :)

Feb 18, 2005 03:09	#6
ELCABRON Points: Join Date: Feb 9, 2005 Status: Offline	Here, the LP says it is only 8 km from Rongphu Monastery.... They take about 2 hours, but as far as I?e seen it, LP uses average numbers for convinient traveller which means that you should be able to make it in less time. Shouldn? be a problem for a"trekki":-) Good luck at the borders;-)

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