Gorak Shep

Gorak Shep
	Gorak Shep
	Gorak Shep
Coordinates	27 ° 59 ′ N , 86 ° 50 ′ E Coordinates: 27 ° 59 ′ N , 86 ° 50 ′ E
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Province No. 1
ISO 3166-2	NP-P1
District	Solukhumbu
height	5207 m

Gorak Shep, behind it the Nuptse west face (and from this perspective clearly below the top of Mt. Everest: second summit from the left with cloud flag)

Gorak Shep is the last permanently inhabited place ( VDC Khumjung ) before the southern ascent to Mount Everest via the Valley of Silence ("Western Cwm").

It is located at an altitude of 5207 m and directly on the Khumbu Glacier , which flows past Mount Everest to the east of the town in a south-westerly direction. The village consists of several hostels (lodges).

The village takes its name from the so-called Gorak chickens . These partridge-like animals are the subject of a little legend : after consuming poisonous plants, they fly up to the height of the summit of Mount Everest and then get rid of the poison in free fall.

The 5545 m high Kala Patthar , one of the most popular viewpoints in the Khumbu, rises directly from an old lake bed on the outskirts .