Timeline & Itinerary
The 60-day itinerary includes trekking the Himalayas from Lukla to Mount Everest Base Camp, acclimatisation climbing between camps, the Summit attempt, and safe journey home.
Mount Everest Itinerary 2017*
| Day 01: | Arrival Kathmandu (1,400m) | 1 April |
| Day 02-03: | Welcome/ Gear Check | 2-3 April |
| Day 04: | Fly to Lukla (2,860m) Trek to Phakding (2,640m) | 4 April |
| Day 05: | Trek to Namche Bazaar (3,446m) | 5 April |
| Day 06: | Trek to Khumjung (3,790m) Back to Namche Bazaar (3,446m) | 6 April |
| Day 07: | Trek to Tengboche Monastery (3,867m) | 7 April |
| Day 08: | Trek to Dingboche (4,410m) | 8 April |
| Day 09: | Trek to Lobuche (4,900m) | 9 April |
| Day 12: | Rest in Lobuche (4,900m) | 12 April |
| Day 13: | Trek to Everest Base Camp (5,380m) | 13 April |
| Day 14-52: | Climbing Period Mt. Everest: Camp 1 (6,100m 3-6hr) Camp 2 (6,400m: 2-3hr) Camp 3 (7,200m 3-7hr) yellow band (7500m 1-3hr) juneva spur (7850m 1-2hr) Camp 4 (7,926m 1/2hr) balcony (8400m 3-6hr) south summit (8750m 3-5hr) Hillary Step (8760m 1/2hr) Summit (8,848m 1/2hr) | 25 Apr - 26 May |
| Day 53: | Cleaning up Base Camp | 27 May |
| Day 54: | Trek back to Pheriche (4,371 m) | 28 May |
| Day 55: | Trek back to Namche Bazaar (3,446m) | 29 May |
| Day 56: | Trek back to Phakding (2,640m) | 30 May |
| Day 57: | Trek back to Lukla (2,860m) | 31 May |
| Day 58: | Fly back to Kathmandu (1,400m) | 1 June |
| Day 59: | Recovery in Kathmandu | 2 June |
| Day 60: | Departure from Kathmandu | 3 June |
*This is a preliminary timeline only. These schedule shown above was from the 2015 season before the Gorkha earthquakes.