Ama Dablam Base Camp
The expedition base at 4,600 metres beneath the south-west ridge of Ama Dablam.
Where we fly
Destinations and helipads
Every place we land, with its elevation, its helipad and its coordinates. If you are coordinating a pickup from a trek or an evacuation, these are the numbers to quote.
Dingboche
The acclimatisation village at 4,410 metres, in the Imja valley below Island Peak.
Everest Base Camp
The south side base camp at 5,364 metres on the Khumbu Glacier, and the limit of what a passenger helicopter…
Gokyo
Lodges on the shore of the third Gokyo lake at 4,790 metres, west of the main Everest trail.
Gorakshep
The last lodges before Everest Base Camp, on a frozen lake bed at 5,164 metres.
Kathmandu
The valley floor at 1,400 metres, and the departure point for almost every helicopter flight into the Everest region.
Khare
The Mera Peak base at 4,950 metres in the Hinku valley, south-east of the Khumbu.
Kothe
A lodge settlement at 3,600 metres in the lower Hinku valley, on the walk in to Mera Peak.
Lobuche
The last cluster of lodges before Gorakshep, on the Khumbu Glacier moraine at 4,940 metres.
Lukla
The trailhead for the Everest Base Camp trek, and the most weather-sensitive airstrip in commercial aviation.
Namche Bazaar
The Sherpa capital at 3,440 metres, and the point where most trekkers first feel the altitude.
Pangboche
The last year-round village on the trail to base camp, at 3,985 metres.
Pheriche
A wind-scoured valley floor at 4,371 metres with the region's altitude sickness clinic, and our busiest evacuation pad.
Tengboche
The monastery saddle at 3,867 metres, with Ama Dablam filling the view to the east.
Thame
A Sherpa village at 3,800 metres in the Bhote Koshi valley, the home of several famous mountaineers.
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