Lobuche East (False Summit)

Submitted by pbakwin on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:06am
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Editor's Note, 2025-06-01 - As the rope is often only fixed to the false summit at 5860m, this page will now refer to runs up to that point. It is believe that the FKTs set by Andrews and Steck on the men's side went to the true summit at 6030m.

Lukla to Everest Base Camp (Nepal)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 09/19/2018 - 09:30am
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Lukla is the main jumping-off point for the trek to Everest Base Camp.  The route is 54km with 3000m of elevation gain (or loss in the other direction).