Sagarmatha National Park
On Top of the World
It is a crisp April morning. A cobalt blue sky complements the brilliance of a white peaked, towering mountain top as a team of climbers eagerly await their chance to begin their ascent. Faded fabric colors thrash in the wind, carrying the prayers of so many for good fortune as they prepare for their journey. Trekkers flash cameras, smiling at the thought of what they are about to conquer is the tallest peak in the world, Sagarmatha.
Location
Sagarmatha National Park is located in Asia between India and China in the Solu-Khumbu region (Sagarmatha National Park). There are ten parks within Nepal total; however, Sagarmatha encompasses 124,400 hectares of land (Sagarmatha National Park). With its astounding physical features, Sagarmatha National Park is unique in the fact that for the most part it protects itself. To the North of the park stands the mighty Himalayas that separates the park from China. To the East of Sagarmatha lies the Gauri Shankar Conservation Area. To the West of Sagarmatha’s border lies the Makalu Barun National Park. Finally, to the South lies a buffer zone that was put into place in 2002 in order to help that preservation of the park (Sagarmatha National Park ).
Region
There are four seasons during the year in Sagarmatha and very few windows in which climbers are recommended to climb. The spring season is one of the more popular seasons with a trekking window from March until about mid-May (Simm,Carole). The summer months are one the most discouraged times for climbers to embark on a climb to Mount Everest. Since summer is monsoon season, the weather is extremely unpredictable. After monsoon season has passed, another window of opportunity opens up once...
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... Nepal government is responsible for providing the park with funding in order to protect and conserve.
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