Lukla,at 2,860 metres (9,380 ft.), contains a small airport Lukla Airport
Lukla Airport is a small airport in the Town of Lukla in Khumbu, eastern Nepal. In January 2008, the government of Nepal announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of Sir Edmund Hillaryand Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary... where most people begin and end their adventure in the region. Although Lukla means place with many goats and sheep, one is not likely to see many roaming around these days.
Somewhere between 90-95% of the foreign nationals who reach Lukla will arrive by a ½ hour flight from Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and the largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is situated in Kathmandu Valley, which also contains two other cities - Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. Nepali is the common language of the city, though many speak Newari as it is the center of the Newar people and culture..... The remainder will mainly trek in from Jiri
Jiri
Jiri is a Village Development Committee in Dolakha District in the Janakpur Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7138 people residing in 1508 individual households...., about a seven to eight day walk. On organized treks, most of the Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...ese guides and kitchen staff will also walk from Jiri to Lukla, albeit in about half the time unless clients are also with them.Lukla has a variety of shops and lodges where one can have basic western style meals and pick up any last minute items for the trekking or climbing ahead. If one cannot find required items in Lukla, better luck can be had in Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar is a village and Village Development Committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at , populating the sides of a hill.... There are a couple of good climbing shops (e.g. Mountain Madness) in Namche where one can rent carabiner
Carabiner
A carabiner or karabiner is a metal loop with a sprung or screwed gate. The loop part opposite the gate is referred to as the spine. It can quickly and reversibly connect components in safety-critical systems...s, helmets, ice axe
Ice axe
An ice axe is a multi-purpose ice and snow tool employed by mountaineers both in the ascent and descent of routes which involve frozen conditions. It can be held and employed in a number of different ways, depending on the terrain encountered...s, jumar
Jumar
An ascender is a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope. One such device is a Jumar, named after the Swiss factory which developed the first tool for sale in 1958. The device's name also leads to the term Jumaring for the process of using such a device...s and harnesses. However, plastic mountaineering boots and crampons
Crampons
Crampons are generally an attachment to outdoor footwear that features metal parts to provide traction on snow and ice. Many crampons designed for mountaineering and glacier travel are not well suited for vertical ice climbing. For ice climbing, specialized crampons that provide better support for... are best rented in Kathmandu if they are needed.From Lukla, most trekking groups will take two days to reach Namche Bazaar, a nice easy pace to help in altitude acclimatization. Distance wise, this segment is doable in one long day (~8 to 10 hours) but not advised due to increased risk of altitude sickness
Altitude sickness
Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness , altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans , caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude. It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres.... If not in a formal trekking group, one should double-check tickets with the airline before leaving Lukla. Empty seats on flights between Kathmandu and Lukla are a rarity during the prime seasons and people being bumped off their flights is not uncommon.
Airport Lukla is served by Tenzing-Hillary Airport (Lukla Airport
Lukla Airport
Lukla Airport is a small airport in the Town of Lukla in Khumbu, eastern Nepal. In January 2008, the government of Nepal announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of Sir Edmund Hillaryand Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary...). There are frequent daily flights (i.e. no night service) between Lukla and Kathmandu, weather permitting. The tiny Dornier
Dornier
Dornier may refer to:* Claudius Dornier , German aircraft designer and builder** Dornier Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1914 by Claudius Dornier* Dornier Consulting, international consulting and project management company... and Twin Otter
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC aircraft...aeroplanes which service the town offer some breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. Lukla Airport has one of the steepest runways in the world, at the end of which is a drop to the valley below.
Lukla Airport is a small airport in the Town of Lukla in Khumbu, eastern Nepal. In January 2008, the government of Nepal announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of Sir Edmund Hillaryand Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary... where most people begin and end their adventure in the region. Although Lukla means place with many goats and sheep, one is not likely to see many roaming around these days.
Somewhere between 90-95% of the foreign nationals who reach Lukla will arrive by a ½ hour flight from Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and the largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is situated in Kathmandu Valley, which also contains two other cities - Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. Nepali is the common language of the city, though many speak Newari as it is the center of the Newar people and culture..... The remainder will mainly trek in from Jiri
Jiri
Jiri is a Village Development Committee in Dolakha District in the Janakpur Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7138 people residing in 1508 individual households...., about a seven to eight day walk. On organized treks, most of the Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...ese guides and kitchen staff will also walk from Jiri to Lukla, albeit in about half the time unless clients are also with them.Lukla has a variety of shops and lodges where one can have basic western style meals and pick up any last minute items for the trekking or climbing ahead. If one cannot find required items in Lukla, better luck can be had in Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar is a village and Village Development Committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at , populating the sides of a hill.... There are a couple of good climbing shops (e.g. Mountain Madness) in Namche where one can rent carabiner
Carabiner
A carabiner or karabiner is a metal loop with a sprung or screwed gate. The loop part opposite the gate is referred to as the spine. It can quickly and reversibly connect components in safety-critical systems...s, helmets, ice axe
Ice axe
An ice axe is a multi-purpose ice and snow tool employed by mountaineers both in the ascent and descent of routes which involve frozen conditions. It can be held and employed in a number of different ways, depending on the terrain encountered...s, jumar
Jumar
An ascender is a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope. One such device is a Jumar, named after the Swiss factory which developed the first tool for sale in 1958. The device's name also leads to the term Jumaring for the process of using such a device...s and harnesses. However, plastic mountaineering boots and crampons
Crampons
Crampons are generally an attachment to outdoor footwear that features metal parts to provide traction on snow and ice. Many crampons designed for mountaineering and glacier travel are not well suited for vertical ice climbing. For ice climbing, specialized crampons that provide better support for... are best rented in Kathmandu if they are needed.From Lukla, most trekking groups will take two days to reach Namche Bazaar, a nice easy pace to help in altitude acclimatization. Distance wise, this segment is doable in one long day (~8 to 10 hours) but not advised due to increased risk of altitude sickness
Altitude sickness
Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness , altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans , caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude. It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres.... If not in a formal trekking group, one should double-check tickets with the airline before leaving Lukla. Empty seats on flights between Kathmandu and Lukla are a rarity during the prime seasons and people being bumped off their flights is not uncommon.
Airport Lukla is served by Tenzing-Hillary Airport (Lukla Airport
Lukla Airport
Lukla Airport is a small airport in the Town of Lukla in Khumbu, eastern Nepal. In January 2008, the government of Nepal announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of Sir Edmund Hillaryand Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary...). There are frequent daily flights (i.e. no night service) between Lukla and Kathmandu, weather permitting. The tiny Dornier
Dornier
Dornier may refer to:* Claudius Dornier , German aircraft designer and builder** Dornier Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1914 by Claudius Dornier* Dornier Consulting, international consulting and project management company... and Twin Otter
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC aircraft...aeroplanes which service the town offer some breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. Lukla Airport has one of the steepest runways in the world, at the end of which is a drop to the valley below.
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