Nepal is home to Mount Everest’s southern base camp.
The southern base camp is located in Nepal’s Khumbu region at roughly 5,364 metres above sea level. Climbers usually reach it by trekking through the Sagarmatha National Park, passing settlements such as Namche Bazaar and following the route through the Khumbu Valley. The camp is a staging point rather than the summit itself.
Everest’s northern base camp is in Tibet, an autonomous region of China, so the mountain is shared by Nepal and China. The summit lies on the international border. This geography explains why references to “Everest base camp” can mean two different sites, but the southern camp is the one most commonly associated with the classic trekking route from Nepal.
The mountain is called Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolungma in Tibetan. The name Mount Everest honors George Everest, the former Surveyor General of India, although he did not personally see the mountain.