Everest Base Camp Nanny-Level Guide｜Staying Up Late to Organize the Essentials!

🟡 Preparation for Departure:

🔘 Border Pass

Shigatse issues passes at 9:30 AM, ID card required, easy to get the pass after a 40-minute queue!

🔘 Oxygen for Survival: 3L + 10L (for four people)

· Buy oxygen at a Shigatse specialty store, 2 cans of 3L for 600 RMB

· Rent 10L oxygen at Base Camp for 400 RMB, enough for four people for a day and night, using a nasal cannula for sleep is safer!

🔘 Medicine, Food, Clothing:

• Altitude sickness medicine｜Motion sickness pills｜Glucose｜Erythromycin ointment｜Ibuprofen

· Chocolate｜Self-heating pot｜Energy drinks｜Cola

· Thermal underwear｜Wool hat｜Light down jacket

· Lip balm｜Hand cream｜High SPF sunscreen｜Moisturizers｜Compressed towel

🟡 On the Way Checkpoints

🔘 Everest Nature Reserve Gate:

Ticket 160 RMB (80 RMB online) + 120 RMB for shuttle, 1-hour transfer by scenic area bus direct to destination

🔘 108 Turns:

Legend says passing the 108 turns brings good luck in life 🌠 Very beautiful but very dizzy! Take motion sickness medicine in advance

🔘 Ujala Pass:

Located at the top of the 108 turns, on a clear day you can see five 8,000-meter snow-capped peaks in one frame!

🟡 Everest Base Camp

🔘 Alpenglow

More than 6 hours from Shigatse, depart at 12 PM and arrive at the service station by 7 PM, last bus at 8:40 PM! To see the alpenglow, you need to depart before 11 AM ⏰

🔘 Everest Disco

Spontaneous high-altitude disco at 10 PM 🎉 People with altitude sickness remember to conserve energy! Afterward, travelers nationwide add each other to group chats

🔘 Night Starry Sky

You can arrange to shoot the Milky Way at 2 AM ✨ The management checks rooms at 1 AM, so be mindful

🔘 Sunrise

Sunrise at 7 AM, leave at 6:30 AM, hard to see on cloudy or foggy days

🔘 Monument and Survey Markers

Four markers to photograph! The vertical monument is in the square, the horizontal markers are a 20-minute walk with a view of Everest’s peak~ Groups leave after 8 AM, independent travelers can leisurely wait for clouds to clear for photos!

· World’s Third Pole vertical monument ×1

· 8848.86 survey horizontal markers ×2

· 5200 Base Camp vertical monument ×1

🔘 Highest Altitude Post Office

Large postcards 5 RMB, small 3 RMB, sending blessings from the Roof of the World is very meaningful!

🟡 Accommodation Tips:

· Book a four-person room one month in advance for 746 RMB, dorm beds are tougher

· Travel light! Toilets are far, washing only has small basins

· Oxygen is the strongest weapon against altitude sickness! 🌬️