May 8 - May 11, 2024 | Change
via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop
via Ama Dablam Base Camp to Dingboche
side trek
(4 days)
Everest Region, Nepal
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Highlights:
Ama Dablam Base Camp
Difficulty:
moderate
Explore the lower Gokyo Valley, following the east side of the valley up to Nha and returning down the west side of the Valley via Dole, before crossing back to the east side at Phortse and returning to Pangboche.
Side trip via Ama Dablam Base Camp to Dingboche: If you itching to get off the trekking highway up to Everest Base Camp a day detour off to the much less visited Ama Dablam Base Camp may be just what your looking for. This off the beaten path side trip take you right up to the base of one of the Khumbu regions most beautiful mountains. Along the way, you’ll get views of Everest as you pass by yak shelters and walls constructed by Sherpa herdsmen.
Weather Conditions in May
change startMay is the end of the ‘Spring Season’ when temperatures are more moderate and the pre-monsoon moisture increases the chance of precipitation as the month progresses. It can be hot and humid in the valleys at low elevations, so make sure you carry enough water. Like the rest of the spring, clear mornings typically give way to cloudy afternoons. At high altitudes, the precipitation can turn to snow, although at trekking elevations the accumulation does not usually get too deep. May is also the season when many 8000 m peaks are climbed so base camps of these mountains will be busy with activity.
At a glance
On average there are 12 days with precipitation in
May. The highest point on the trek is
Ama Dablam Base Camp at
4600 m. During
May, expect high temperatures of around
9.8°C (50°F)
and lows down to
-3.2°C (26°F)
at Ama Dablam Base Camp.
via Lower Gokyo Valley Loop
via Ama Dablam Base Camp to Dingboche
Side trek
(Elevation Profile)
Itinerary (4 days)
- 1 Side Trip: via Ama Dablam Base Camp to Dingboche
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| Wed May 8 (day 1) |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 2 hours from Tengboche |
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Phortse (3840 m)
about 1-2 hours from Pangboche |
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Thare (4390 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 11.1°C (52°F) and lows of about -1.9°C (29°F) in May. |
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Nha (4440 m)
About 3-4 hours from Phortse Overnight |
| Thu May 9 (day 2) |
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Machhermo (4400 m)
About 30 min from Nha |
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Dole (4090 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 12.9°C (55°F) and lows of about -0.1°C (32°F) in May. |
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Phortse Thanga (3650 m)
About 2-3 hours from Machhermo |
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Phortse (3840 m)
About 30 min from Phortse Thanga |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 2-3 hours from Phortse Overnight |
| Fri May 10 (day 3) |
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Ama Dablam Base Camp (4600 m)
about 3 hours up from Pangboche |
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Pangboche (3930 m)
About 1-1.5 hours back down from Ama Dablam Base Camp |
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Dingboche (4410 m)
About 3 hours from Pangboche Overnight |
| Sat May 11 (day 4) |
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