Everest Base Camp Nanny-Level Guide｜Staying Up Late to Organize the Essentials!

🟡 Preparation for Departure: 🔘 Border Pass Shigatse issues passes at 9:30 AM, ID card required, easy to get the pass after a 40-minute queue! 🔘 Oxygen for Survival: 3L + 10L (for four people) · Buy oxygen at a Shigatse specialty store, 2 cans of 3L for 600 RMB · Rent 10L oxygen at Base Camp for 400 RMB, enough for four people for a day and night, using a nasal cannula for sleep is safer! 🔘 Medicine, Food, Clothing: • Altitude sickness medicine｜Motion sickness pills｜Glucose｜Erythromycin ointment｜Ibuprofen · Chocolate｜Self-heating pot｜Energy drinks｜Cola · Thermal underwear｜Wool hat｜Light down jacket · Lip balm｜Hand cream｜High SPF sunscreen｜Moisturizers｜Compressed towel 🟡 On the Way Checkpoints 🔘 Everest Nature Reserve Gate: Ticket 160 RMB (80 RMB online) + 120 RMB for shuttle, 1-hour transfer by scenic area bus direct to destination 🔘 108 Turns: Legend says passing the 108 turns brings good luck in life 🌠 Very beautiful but very dizzy! Take motion sickness medicine in advance 🔘 Ujala Pass: Located at the top of the 108 turns, on a clear day you can see five 8,000-meter snow-capped peaks in one frame! 🟡 Everest Base Camp 🔘 Alpenglow More than 6 hours from Shigatse, depart at 12 PM and arrive at the service station by 7 PM, last bus at 8:40 PM! To see the alpenglow, you need to depart before 11 AM ⏰ 🔘 Everest Disco Spontaneous high-altitude disco at 10 PM 🎉 People with altitude sickness remember to conserve energy! Afterward, travelers nationwide add each other to group chats 🔘 Night Starry Sky You can arrange to shoot the Milky Way at 2 AM ✨ The management checks rooms at 1 AM, so be mindful 🔘 Sunrise Sunrise at 7 AM, leave at 6:30 AM, hard to see on cloudy or foggy days 🔘 Monument and Survey Markers Four markers to photograph! The vertical monument is in the square, the horizontal markers are a 20-minute walk with a view of Everest’s peak~ Groups leave after 8 AM, independent travelers can leisurely wait for clouds to clear for photos! · World’s Third Pole vertical monument ×1 · 8848.86 survey horizontal markers ×2 · 5200 Base Camp vertical monument ×1 🔘 Highest Altitude Post Office Large postcards 5 RMB, small 3 RMB, sending blessings from the Roof of the World is very meaningful! 🟡 Accommodation Tips: · Book a four-person room one month in advance for 746 RMB, dorm beds are tougher · Travel light! Toilets are far, washing only has small basins · Oxygen is the strongest weapon against altitude sickness! 🌬️