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Everest Base Camp, Nepal·Asia·MayIconic

Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon

Trail, extreme altitude, iconic.

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Official distance
42.195 km
Elevation gain
+800m
Mindful tempo
8:00 /km — reverent
Character
Trail, extreme altitude, iconic

Starts at 5,364 m at Everest Base Camp — the highest marathon on earth.

Because green frequency slows the nervous system — race pace here still feels like restoration.

Altitude is prayer. Every step is a bow.

Course

Map & elevation profile

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Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom27.988, 86.925
Elevation profile
+800m011213242
+800 m gainPeak 800 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 800 metres, peak 800 m above start, low 0 m.

A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.

Everest Base Camp27.988, 86.925
Race Day

Practical & atmospheric notes

Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.

A small, reverent gathering. Head torches in dawn cold, quiet nods rather than fanfare — a race that feels more like a pilgrimage than an event.

Loyal, knowledgeable crowd at trail-heads and villages. Deep silence between — the wind and your breath as company.

Nearly the whole race is a quiet segment. Save the deepest presence for kilometres 17–25 where the land narrows.

Mixed trail · packed earth · occasional rock

Race day is genuine trail terrain with elevation. Wheelchair and stroller access is not viable on the official line — a paved shorter alternative in the host city is suggested under recovery variations.

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Recovery

Descend slowly, drink often, rest a week.

Along the line

Course imagery

Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Everest Marathon
Soul-Tuned Variations

One race, three ways to run it.

Contemplative

21.1 km

9:00 /km

Half at trekking pace.

Recovery echo

5 km

8:30 /km

Village stroll.

Stronger

42.195 km

7:00 /km

Full descent, controlled.

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