Everest Base Camp Adventure Map


  • Publisher: National Geographic Society
  • EAN/ISBN: 9781566955195
  • Scale: 1:50,000 approx.
  • Sheet Reference: 3001
  • Size Folded: 11x24cm
  • Size: 91x61cm
  • Binding: Folded Map
Everest Base Camp area at 1:50,000 approx. on indexed, light, waterproof and tear-resistant hiking map, with a plan of the Kathmandu/Patan area including an enlargement of the Thamel district, plus an overview map of the whole country.

The map is part of a series covering Nepal’s four most popular trekking areas. The maps were prepared by the NGS/Trails Illustrated team responsible for the highly acclaimed hiking maps of national parks in the USA, in cooperation with the Nepa Maps (Himalayan Maphouse), publishers of a wide range of trekking maps of Nepal.

Contours (see below) with additional spot heights, relief shading and colouring for glaciers and forested areas present the topography of each area. The maps show settlements, roads and trekking routes, as well as extensive information for tourists: local airports, lodgings and campsites, numerous places of interest including temples, monasteries, caves, waterfalls, etc. Map ticks at intervals of 1' indicate latitude and longitude. An index of localities includes a list of peaks, passes and lakes. Sherpa spellings are used within the Khumbu area and Nepali spellings elsewhere in the country.

On the reverse of each title, a general road map of the whole of Nepal highlights the country’s national parks and nature reserves. Also included is a street plan of Kathmandu with Patan, plus an enlargement for the central Thamel area of the city. The two plans highlight hotels and guesthouses, restaurants, banks, embassies and consulates, places of interest, etc.

In this title: the map covers an area from Lukla northwards, extending eastwards past Island Peak and Lhotse Star, and westwards along the Dudh Koshi, to include the trails to the Gokyo Lakes. Contour interval is described by the publishers as 100 feet, but since all the heights are given in metres only, it is effectively 40m. Latitude and longitude margin ticks are at 1' intervals.
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