What is Everest Base Camp?
[[File:Climbers' tents at Mt. Everest Base Camp, Tibet.jpg|thumb|Climbers' tents at North Base Camp in Tibet.]] '''Everest Base Camp''' is a [[campsite]] at the bottom of [[Mount Everest]]. There are two of them, located on opposite sides of the mountain. They are used as [[wikt:base|bases]] by [[mountain climber]]s. The climbers usually rest at base camp for several days to [[Acclimatization|acclimatise]]. This lowers the risks and severity of [[altitude sickness]]. Climbing starts from one of these two camps. * South Base Camp is in [[Nepal]] at an altitude of {{Convert|5364|m|ft}} ({{Coord|28|0|26|N|86|51|34|E|type:landmark}}). It is used when climbing via the southeast ridge. 50,000 people visit Everest South Base Camp from Lukla each year. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Hillary Step|first=Treks|title=Everest|work=Hillary Step|url=https://hillarysteptreks.com/trip/everest-base-camp-trek/}}</ref> The South Base Camp has the clearance area of 900m2 for camps by Everest climbers, small area for Helicopter landing, and a sparkling large signboard installed in 2024. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Nepal|first=Trekking Routes|title=Everest Base Camp|url=https://nepaltrekkingroutes.com/trip/everest-base-camp-trek}}</ref> * North Base Camp is in [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] at {{Convert|5150|m|ft}}<ref name=Geography>{{cite book |title=Frommer's China|last=Foster |first=Simon|author2=Jen Lin-Liu|author3=Sherisse Pham|author4=Sharon Owyang|author5=Beth Reiber|author6=Lee Wing-Sze|author7=Christoper D. Winnan |year=2010 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, 2010 |isbn=9780470526583 | page=5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DqjMGlyY5QC&dq=Everest+base+camp+5150+m&pg=PA5|access-date=2012-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 =Reynolds | first1 =Kev | title =Everest - A trekker's guide| publisher =Cicerone Press Limited | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CKhgE0qgSHIC&q=%22Base+Camp+%285150m%22 | year =2006 | page=231 |access-date =2012-04-03 | isbn = 978-1-84965-076-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 =Buckley | first1 =Michael | titl