Everest Sky Race 2015

April 1st – Updated information documents!

• ESR 2015. Dossier en anglais
• 1.3 Everest Sky Race 2015. Cartes Makalu – Everest

Everest Sky Race VII 2015

The seventh edition of the Everest Sky Race will be held on a new course. The race will take the route of the 1953 expedition and leave Tumlingtar in the area of Makalu. It will go through the base camp of Makalu, Ama Dablam and the Everest before joining the Gokyo Lakes, the Cho La, and end at Namche.

The cost of the ESR 2015 has been set at 3,150 Euros. It includes race entry, the cost of financing in Nepal (land and air transport, accommodation and food) and airfare France-Nepal.

Everest Sky Race Itinerary

Please refer to the following maps:

• Everest base camp trek map
• Makalu base camp trek map

Day by day

• Day 1 (16-10). Fly to Kathmandu.
• Day 2 (17-10). Kathmandu (1350).
• Day 3 (18-10). Katmandu (1350 m) – Tumlingtar (520 m) by plane. Stage 1. Start ESR 2015 Tumlingtar (520 m) – Bhote Bash (1725 m).
• Day 4 (19-10). Stage 2 Bhote Bash (1725 m) – Num (1560 m) – Arun River (620 m) – Seduwa (1480 m).
• Day 5 (20-10). Stage 3 Seduwa (1480 m) – Tashi Gaon (2070 m) – Unshisha (3180m).
• Day 6 (21-10). Stage 4 Unshisha (3180m) – Kauma (3560 m) – Keke La (4127 m) – Shipton Pass (4216 m) – Tutu La (4075 m) – Yangre Kharka (3645 m).
• Day 7 (22-10). Stage 5 Yangre Kharka (3645 m) – Yak Kharka (4570 m) – Shershon (4720 m) –
  Makalu Base Camp (4823 m) – Yak Kharka (4570 m). Marche de Bonding – Walking junction.
• Day 8 (23-10). Stage 6 Yak Kharka (4570 m) – Yangre Kharka (3645 m) – Tutu La (4075 m) –
  Shipton Pass (4216 m) – Keke La (4127 m) – Tashi Gaon (2070 m).
• Day 9 (24-10). Stage 7 Tashi Gaon (2070 m) – Seduwa (1480 m) – Kartiki Ghat (315 m).
• Day 10 (25-10). Stage 8 Kartiki Ghat (315 m) – Gothe Bazaar (685m) – Salpa Phedi (1520 m).
• Day 11 (26-10). Stage 9 Salpa Phedi (1520 m) – Salpa Bhanjyang (3414 m) – Gudel (1965 m) –
  Hongu Khola Bridge (1350 m) – Bung (1620 m).
• Day 12 (27-10). Stage 10 Bung (1620 m) – Surke La (3170 m) – Gai Kharka (2399 m) –
  Pankongma La (3178 m) – Bupsa (2360 m).
• Day 13 (28-10). Stage 11 Bupsa (2360 m) – Khari La (2860 m) – Chutok La (2945 m) – Phakding (2610 m) – Namche Bazar (3440 m).
• Day 14 (29-10). Stage 12 Namche Bazar (3440 m) – Tengboche (3860 m) – Dughla (4620 m).
• Day 15 (30-10). Stage 13 Arrival. Dughla (4620 m) – Gorak Shep (5170 m) – Everest Base Camp (5364 m). Walking junction. Everest Base Camp (5364 m) – Kala Patthar 5450 m) – Pheriche (4240 m).
• Day 16 (31-10). Pheriche (4240 m) – Namche Bazar (3440 m). Marche de Bonding – Walking junction.
• Day 17 (01-11). Namche Bazar (3440 m) – Lukla (2840 m). Marche de Bonding – Walking junction.
• Day 18 (02-11). Lukla (2840 m) – Kathmandu (1350 m) by plane.
• Day 19 (03-11). Kathmandu (1350). Fly rate ….