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Unique Features:
Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is an
international high altitude adventure sports
event being held at Mt. Everest
Base Camp, criss-crossing the highland sherpa trails of
Khumbu valley on May 29 every year, to commemorate the
historical ascent on Mt. Everest by Late
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary
on May 29, 1953.
Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is a unique
event in the world, because of the following
unrivaled characteristics.
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Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is the highest
marathon in the world with starting line at the
altitude of 5,356m at the Khumbu
Icefall. |
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This
marathon event begins from Expedition Base Camp
right at the edge of Khumbu Icefall at the
backdrop of Mount Everest , Mt. Lhotse and Lola
Pass. |
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Everest Marathon runs through the highest Glaciers and
Moraines around the stretch of 10/15 kms. |
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This
Marathon event passes through the historical
route to Everest Pioneered by Late
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary
while climbing Everest in 1953. |
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Everest Marathon passes through the highest elevation
in the world through monasteries, monuments, chortens,
suspension bridges, exotic places & beautiful landscape, which
are nowhere in the world. Everest Marathon also
passes through world renowned heritage site: Tengboche
Monastery. |
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Everest Marathon meanders through the rhododendron
forest, wild orchid grove and most scenic landscape in the world
inhabited by Legendary Sherpa climbers. |
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Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon runs through the
Everest Expedition Base Camp crisscrossing the
Sherpa village trails of Lobuje, Pheriche, Dingboche,
Thyangboche , Khumjung, Khunde to Namche Bazaar
covering the distance 42.195 kms and fulfilling the
Olympic Standard. |
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