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The definitive guidebook for trekking in the Everest Region: essential reading for both guided and self-guided trekkers. This book really knocks the ball out of the park. It fully describes the Classic Everest Base Camp Trek, 3-Passes Trek, Gokyo Lakes & 7 other incredible treks. It contains all the information you need to plan and execute your trek including:
- How to organise a trek in the Everest region: booking a guided trip, independent trekking (which is still permitted around Everest), guides & porters.
- Detailed advice on choice of trek: 29 different itineraries.
- Altitude acclimatisation: how to avoid altitude sickness (AMS).
- Travel to the trail-heads: air travel & hiking into the Everest region.
- What equipment you need to bring.
- What to expect on the trail: accommodation, food & daily routine.
The book is also packed full of information that you will not find in any other guide:
- Orientation charts show exactly which peaks are visible from each significant viewpoint: it's a trip of a lifetime so we want you to know exactly what you will see from each viewpoint.
- 1:40,000 scale mapping: the most detailed mapping available for the Everest region: all villages and accommodation locations are marked on the maps.
- Detailed sections on Buddhist monuments and Sherpa culture.
- Detailed information on Yetis.
About the author
Andrew McCluggage is an outdoor writer/photographer from Ireland. He has been a keen mountain walker all his life. He lives for part of the year in the French Alps.
He has written more than 20 trekking guidebooks including Tour du Mont Blanc, Dolomites AV1, West Highland Way, Corsica GR20, Hadrian's Wall Path, Coast to Coast Path, Mallorca GR221, Walker's Haute Route, Tour of the Ecrins National Park (GR54), Walking Chamonix, Northern Ireland and Walking Brittany.
He was a corporate lawyer for 20 years. In 2018 he quit to start Knife Edge Outdoor Guidebooks.
Summary
The definitive guidebook for trekking in the Everest Region: essentialreading for both guided and self-guided trekkers. This book really knocks theball out of the park. It fully describes the Classic Everest Base Camp Trek, 3-PassesTrek, Gokyo Lakes & 7 other incredible treks.
