Everest: A Trekker’s Guide - Trekking in Nepal and Tibet

Everest and the Khumbu region of Nepal is one of the great trekking regions of the world. The guide includes all the main trekking routes, including from Lukla (and Jiri) to Namche, and routes to Thame, Gokyo, Thangboche, Lobuche, Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp. Includes the route in Tibet from Tingri to the North side and Rongbuk monastery/glacier.

Everest: A Trekker’s Guide

Trekking routes in Nepal and Tibet

Author

Kev Reynolds

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

Third

ISBN_13

9781852844189

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£14.00

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (2)
Sample Photos (3)

Seasons

Pre-monsoon (March-May) and post-monsoon (October to late November) are ideal. Monsoon and winter treks are possible, but much more difficult.

Centres

Access is via Kathmandu, then flights to Lukla. Namche is the central village; Thame, Dingboche also have facilities. Tea houses everywhere.

Difficulty

Technically no great difficulties, but the need to acclimatise and manage the transition to altitude are crucial to having a great trek. Some of the high passes (Cho La) will have snow.

Must See

For the mountain lover, some of the greatest views on earth, but the friendly Sherpa people, Bhuddist gompas and local culture make this a much greater experience.

‘The handy, pocket-sized book contains a wealth of vital information all thoroughly researched by Kev, who has spent an enviable amount of time in the Himalaya… The detail [he] goes into should make anyone feel almost familiar with the area as they pass through… There’re stories about yeti, info on yaks and their kin, and the story of how Everest was identified as the world’s highest peak and the history of the West’s obsession with climbing it. With so much information in such a small volume this well-illustrated guide would also serve as the ideal souvenir for anyone who’s just come back from the region.’

(John Manning, TGO)

‘A must for anybody going the Everest Way.’

(Tony Freake, Austrian Alpine Club Newsletter)

‘Excellent and, as ever, engagingly written.’

(Traveller)

‘The romance of adventure in Nepal is carefully combined with the bare reality of essential knowledge.’

(Jarlath Duffy, Irish Mountain Log)

'This is the third edition of this guide and is, as expected, a credit to both author and publisher. There is a comprehensive introduction that includes sections on Minimum Impact Trekking and Cultural Interaction (not sure whether they were in previous editions) as well as all the more usual sections. There are six walks on the Nepalese side of Everest, all approached from Jiri (roadhead)/Lukla (airhead), and there is a new one on the Tibetan side. Described by Joe Williams, the latter takes you from Tingri to Everest Base Camp and, a bit sketchily, on to Advanced Base.
The photographs are of high quality. I was amused by the numerous short quotations from authors as different as Kipling and Joe Tasker, and especially by Tilman’s succinct advice: “He who knows not whither to go is in no hurry to move.” '

(Joss Lynam. Irish Mountain Log, Winter 2005)

‘Everest – A Trekker’s Guide … is the essential first port of call for anyone about to embark on a walk to this region.’

(Outdoors Online)

‘Reading through this guide has made me more eager than ever to … make my own pilgrimage to the world’s highest mountain. … Kev Reynolds knows the trekking routes of the Nepal Himalaya as well as anyone, and this guide is thoroughly authoritative. It’s comprehensive too, especially since this edition now includes detailed information about the Tibetan side of the peak. … It is an inspirational guide for anyone with an interest in Everest.’