Everest Marathon:
Starting from Everest Base Camp at 5,356 m, the Everest Marathon reaches over 42 km of rugged Himalayan terrain to end at the Sherpa village of Namche Bazaar (3,446 m). The race is held every year on May 29 to mark the first ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on that day in 1953. The marathon retraces the traditional route to Everest and passes through monasteries, monuments, chortens, suspension bridges and stunning landscapes.
Starting from Everest Base Camp at 5,356 m, the Everest Marathon reaches over 42 km of rugged Himalayan terrain to end at the Sherpa village of Namche Bazaar (3,446 m). The race is held every year on May 29 to mark the first ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on that day in 1953. The marathon retraces the traditional route to Everest and passes through monasteries, monuments, chortens, suspension bridges and stunning landscapes.
