Everest base camp hiking trail, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Valley, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Yak on the Everest base camp trail, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Valley, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Hoards of trekkers make their way to Everest Base Camp, Mount Everest is the peak on the left, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Mani stones inscribed with an ancient Buddhist mantra decorate the trail to Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

The old village of Pangboche on the Everest Base Camp trek, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Namche Bazaar is the last town during the trek to Everest Base Camp, seen here with Kongde peak, Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Namche Bazaar, on the way to Everest Base Camp, has grown from a traditional mountain village to a bustling trading hub, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A Mani wall, inscribed with an ancient Buddhist mantra decorates the trail to Everest Base Camp, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Namche Bazaar is the last town during the trek to Everest Base Camp, seen here with Kongde peak, Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Namche Bazaar is the last town during the trek to Everest Base Camp, seen here with Kongde peak, Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Trekkers on trail beside Dudh Koshi river, between Phakding and Namche, Chumoa, Everest Base Camp Trek, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Yaks pack good and supplies from Everest Base Camp and Gorak Shep down the trail to lower elevations in the Himalayas.

Stone carvings seen in a rock alongside the trail to Everest Base Camp, seen with the peak of Ama Dablam in the background, Khumbu, Nepal

A Yak at Everest Base Camp

Two porters rest while delivering supplies to Everest Base Camp

Yaks near to Everest Base camp