mount everest

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Mount Qomolangma means "the third goddess" in Tibetan. It is located on the Sino-Nepalese border in Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture, with an altitude of 8848.86 meters. It is the main peak of the Himalayas and the highest peak in the world. There are 4 peaks above 8,000 meters around Mount Everest, and more than 40 peaks above 7,000 meters. Mount Everest is pyramid-shaped, majestic and majestic. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round. There are three steep walls (north wall, east wall and southwest wall) sandwiched between the northeast ridge, southeast ridge and west ridge. Between these ridges and cliffs are distributed There are more than 500 large-scale glaciers, and there are various, magnificent and rare serac forests, ice cliffs and ice crevasses as high as tens of meters on the glaciers. The magnificent landscapes come together to form the majestic third pole of the earth. The climate in the Mount Everest region is complex and changeable, even within a day, it is often unpredictable. Generally speaking, the rainy season is from June to early September every year. When you come to the Mount Everest area at this time, the probability of encountering heavy snowstorms is very high. The better viewing season is between April-May and September-October, which is also a good time for mountaineering. If you are not a well-trained climber, coming to Mount Everest is nothing more than seeing the majestic third goddess from a distance; staying at the base camp for one night, feeling the temperature at an altitude of 5,200 meters; if you are physically strong, you can also walk a distance to get close Watch the magnificent Rongbuk Glacier. When visiting Mount Everest, most people will live in camps built by Tibetans near Rongbuk Monastery. Generally, 6-8 people can stay in the tent, and the charge is 50-60 yuan per person. Generally, tent owners can also provide food and beverages, but only butter tea, barley cakes, instant noodles in barrels, and Red Bull drinks. In addition, it should be noted that there is no toilet in the camp, there is only a public toilet 50 meters away from the camp, and it takes a certain amount of courage to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, after all, the cold wind under the snow-capped mountains is still very biting. From the vicinity of Rongbuk Monastery to the Mount Everest Base Camp in the sense, you need to take the Mount Everest environmental protection car. The fare is 25 yuan per person, and it takes about 20 minutes to arrive. Here may be the highest altitude post office in the world, where you can buy first-day covers and postcards related to Mount Everest. When you are lucky, you can get a lot of postmarks related to Mount Everest. Outside the post office, the monument that says "Mount Everest Base Camp, 5200M above sea level" is the photo partner of tourists. Everyone hopes to leave a good photo for their trip to Mount Everest, so people who take pictures often have to wait in line. If the body is not suitable, you can also choose to live in Tingri County. There are relatively many hotels and restaurants to choose from in the county, but the prices are not cheap.

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