The West Shoulder, Everest (8849m) (in the rear) and Nuptse Nup II (7732m) above the Khumbu Glacier near Base Camp.
Mount Everest is famously hidden from Base Camp on the Nepalese side by the Khumbu Icefall (mid L.) but its summit pyramid can be glimpsed from the moraine on the trail from Gorak Shep,The Khumbu Glacier under Base Camp is rapidly melting due to Global Warming and plans are in progress to relocate the t0 day walk to Base Camp is Nepal's most popular trek. The spring trakking/climbing season ends in late May as the monsoon brings moisture laden clouds.
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Location: Khumbu Glacier, Khumbu, Nepal
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
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