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EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK MARCH 24-APRIL 11, 2020 $4,200 pp, double occupancy ( +$1,000 pp for optional Island Peak climb)

The Wilderness Medical Society and our prestigious partner, Wongchhu Peak Promotion (WPP), invite you to join us for this unique experience in the Valley of Nepal. It is the ONLY CME trek that offers overnight stays at Everest Base Camp (EBC), and you’ll have an opportunity to help set up the EBC Medical Clinic or Everest ER’s clinic tent, providing health care to native and visitor populations. The optional Island Peak climb serves as a prerequisite for summiting Everest with the WMS in the future and adds on three days to the trip length.

Learn more at wms.org/AdventureCME/ebc20trek EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK 2020 Who Medical professionals and non-medical outdoor enthusiasts that can hike 3-4 miles per day comfortably while carrying a light day pack who want to stay at EBC and assist the clinic. What A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for adventure wilderness medicine training in cooperation with Everest ER. Proceeds from this trek will help support the Wongchhu Sherpa Memorial Hospital (WSMH), which will benefit the 30,000 people living in the Solukhumbu region who have little to no health services. Learn more about the hospital at wms.org/wsmh.

When & Where Day Everest Base Camp Trek Optional Island Peak Climb

1 Arrive in (1,300m)

2 Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley

3 Fly to (2,800m) and trek to (2,652m)

4 Trek from Phakding to (3,440m)

5 Acclimatization day at Namche (3,440m)

6 Trek to (3,870m)

7 Trek to Pheriche (4,371m)

8 Acclimatization day at Pheriche (4,371m)

9 Trek to Lobuche (4,940m) Trek to Gorakhshep (5,164m), then hike Trek to Gorak Shep (5140m) & hike to EBC (5,380m) & 10 to Kalapathar (5,643m) & back to Gorakhshep back to Gorakh Shep Hike to Kalapathar (5,643m) and trek to 11 Everest Base Camp (5,380m) (4,410m 12 Everest Base Camp (5,380m) Extra Day at Dingboche (4,410m)

13 Trek down to Pheriche (4,371m) Trek to Chhukung (4,730m)

14 Trek down to (3780m Trek to Island Peak Base Camp (4,970m)

15 Trek down to Monjo (2,835m Summit day and back to Base camp (6,189m)

16 Trek down to Lukla (2,860m Alternate Day

17 Fly to Kathmandu Trek to Tengboche (3,860m)

18 Kathmandu (extra day) Trek to Monjo (2,835m)

19 Departure Day Trek to Lukla (2,800m)

20 Fly to Kathmandu (1,300m)

21 Kathmandu (extra day) (1,300m)

22 Departure Day