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Is Acclimatisation required for Everest Base Camp Trek?

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Is Acclimatisation required for Everest Base Camp Trek?
posted Jan 25, 2019 by We Ramblers

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Ideally yes (not sure about the legal part of it)

Recent research suggests that you will need more time to adjust to the lack of oxygen at 3,500m/ 11,500ft. Adjusting and acclimatizing needs time. If you fail to acclimatize well lower down you will really struggle higher up. So the closest town at this height is Namche Bazaar 3,440m/ 11,286f, may be spend three to four night at this height which is critical for your safety moving higher.

answer Feb 1, 2019 by Salil Agrawal
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