Khumbu Glacier

Koshi Province · Nepal

Khumbu Glacier, Nepal
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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March to May and October to November
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The highest glacier in the world, flowing from the slopes of Everest and Lhotse past the celebrated Everest Base Camp. Trekkers cross its icefall-fed lower reaches on the classic route through the Khumbu.

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