Everest Three Passes
OSM hiking route Everest Three Passes, Nepal (99.22 km line). Permits are the headline (official NTB/NTNC 2026-09-21). Vertical figures from the Wave N GLO-30 resample.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Altitude weather delta
High 5,516 m minus low 2,532 m is 2,984 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 19.4 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
Moderate (OSM hiking, OSM trail_visibility intermediate)
- SAC T2
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 3777292 (ODbL). The mapped line is that geometry. Distance, ascent, descent, and high/low points are the Wave N evidence-sheet figures (adjudicated 2026-09-21). Permits are official-sourced; geometry stays OSM-provisional. Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points.
OSM 2D length is 99.22 km (OSM line, ODbL, relation 3777292, lastVerified 2026-09-21). Provisional — OSM line, no official kilometre. OSM type=superroute; child relations were recursed, not invented. ⚠ secondary: operator itineraries cite about 165 km. Cited km is not this DataPoint. type=superroute. Shares EBC children with everest-base-camp (relation 1189003) — relate-not-merge.
typicalDays 18 is the published typical window (operator, secondary), not a DataPoint and not implied by the OSM kilometre.
High 5,516 m is Copernicus GLO-30 (lastVerified 2026-09-21), verified on the walked OSM line. Low 2,532 m is the same DEM resample, verified. Ascent 13,579 m / descent 11,180 m remain provisional DEM. Landmark Kongma La 5,535 m / Cho La 5,420 m / Renjo La 5,360 m (Wikipedia; DEM high 5,516 m is the walked line).
Sagarmatha NP foreigners NPR 3,000 / SAARC NPR 1,500 per entry (https://ntb.gov.np/en/plan-your-trip/before-you-come/park-entry-fees, checked 2026-09-21). Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality permit NPR 3,000 foreign / NPR 2,000 SAARC/China (https://khumbupasanglhamumun.gov.np/content/trek-card, checked 2026-09-21). NTB's TIMS page still lists Everest under licensed-guide TIMS (https://ntb.gov.np/en/plan-your-trip/before-you-come/tims-card); field practice may use the RM card instead — a TIMS waiver is not asserted from an official NTB notice this pass.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
- Permit
- Sagarmatha NP entry + Khumbu Pasang Lhamu RM permit
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Getting there
Sourced legs to the Lukla (Tenzing–Hillary) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Road · Kathmandu (KTM) → Ramechhap / Manthali (RHP)
About 4.5 h. Peak-season reroute: road to Ramechhap/Manthali (~4–5 h) before the Lukla mountain flight. Same corridor as Everest Base Camp (CAA Nepal Ramechhap airport profile, checked 2026-09-21).
caanepal.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official · provisionalAir · Ramechhap / Manthali (RHP) → Lukla (LUA)
Tara Air, Sita Air, Summit Air. About 20 min. ~20 min STOL flight, weather-dependent (VFR). Same operators as the Everest Base Camp access chain.
caanepal.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official · provisional
Shares the Lukla airhead with Everest Base Camp. Relate-not-merge with that record. RAP does not apply in Khumbu; SNP + RM permits do.
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Trailheads
- OSM line start car-free: unknown
- OSM line end car-free: unknown
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Hazards
- Altitude / AMS: GLO-30 high 5,516 m on this line (Kongma La 5,535 m / Cho La 5,420 m / Renjo La 5,360 m (Wikipedia; DEM high 5,516 m is the walked line)). This is a high-altitude trek, not a casual hike.
- Related records everest-base-camp share geography — relate-not-merge.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Everest Three Passes?
A permit is required for Everest Three Passes: Sagarmatha NP entry + Khumbu Pasang Lhamu RM permit. Cost, booking, and issuer stay behind the login gate on this page.
When is the best time to hike Everest Three Passes?
On this record the best season is: Mar–May and Sep–Nov (NTB / NTNC walking season, checked 2026-09-21).
How difficult is Everest Three Passes?
Everest Three Passes is graded OSM sac_scale: hiking · SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Altitude / AMS: GLO-30 high 5,516 m on this line (Kongma La 5,535 m / Cho La 5,420 m / Renjo La 5,360 m (Wikipedia; DEM high 5,516 m is the walked line)). This is a high-altitude trek, not a casual hike.
How long is Everest Three Passes?
The length on this record is 99.22 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Everest Three Passes?
The record’s base start is Lukla (Tenzing–Hillary). A primary gateway on the record is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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Related links
- OfficialNepal Tourism Board — park entry feesntb.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official
- OfficialNepal Tourism Board — TIMS cardntb.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official
- OfficialNepal Tourism Board — trekking permitsntb.gov.np · 2026-09-21 · official
- OfficialNTNC e-permitepermit.ntnc.org.np · 2026-09-21 · official