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Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon course maps

Three races down the Khumbu valley to Namche Bazaar on May 29, two of them starting on the glacier at Everest Base Camp.

May 29, 2027 Khumbu, Nepal

The Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is run every May 29, the day Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary reached the top of Everest in 1953. The first race was a test run on May 19, 2003, and the organizer counts 2027 as its 22nd edition.

The 70K and the full marathon start at Everest Base Camp, at 5,364 m, after two nights in tents on the Khumbu Glacier. The half marathon starts at Dingboche. All three finish in Namche Bazaar, at 3,440 m, mostly downhill on the trekking trails between Sherpa villages.

Each race page shows its course on an embedded AllTrails map, but there's no GPX to download and no list of aid stations. The lines on this map come from those AllTrails maps, which start a little over a kilometer up the glacier from Base Camp. The checkpoints are the villages marked on each race's elevation chart, placed on those lines at the chart's distances. Two on the 70K are the exception: its map puts Phortse Tenga at 61.1 km and Mong La at 63.1 km, where the chart says 55.9 and 60.4. The cutoffs come from the race pages. KE Adventure, one of the organizer's agents, says there are checkpoints and drink stations along the way. Download the map before you fly to Lukla: GPS shows where you are on it without a signal, and the lodges up the valley charge for wifi.

This is an unofficial guide: Goat Maps isn't affiliated with Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon. Check the official site before you enter or race.

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Everest Marathon courses

CourseDistanceClimbingStartTime limit
70K Extreme Ultra70 km (43.5 mi)
Full Marathon42.2 km (26.2 mi)Sat, May 29, 7:00 AM
Half Marathon21 km (13 mi)

Everest Marathon 70K Extreme Ultra

Base Camp to Namche the long way, out to Chhukung and up to Machhermo.

Distance
70 km (43.5 mi)

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The 70K follows the marathon down from Base Camp to Dingboche, then turns east to Chhukung, at 4,730 m, before coming back down past Pangboche. From Phortse it climbs to Nha La and Machhermo, at 4,413 m, drops to Phortse Tenga and climbs again to Mong La before the run in through Kyanjuma to Namche. The organizer bills it as a different route from the usual Base Camp trek, through other villages.

There are two cutoffs: Pangboche by 11:30 AM and Machhermo by 5:00 PM. Get to Namche before 11:59 PM to count as a finisher. To enter, you need at least one 100K finish, and you send the organizer your running history with links to the results.

A trail with stone steps under a pine in the Khumbu, with Ama Dablam at the head of the valley
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Everest Marathon Full Marathon

Everest Base Camp to Namche Bazaar on the route Tenzing and Hillary took to Everest in 1953.

Distance
42.2 km (26.2 mi)
Start
Sat, May 29, 7:00 AM

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You start on the glacier at Base Camp at 7:00 and cross to Gorak Shep, the roughest footing of the day. From there it's the trekking trail down past Lobuche and Thukla to Dingboche, where the course adds an uphill loop to Bibre, then on to Pangboche.

The climb through the forest to Tengboche Monastery is the one to save legs for: miss its 4:00 PM cutoff and you're out. After Tengboche the trail drops steeply to the river and climbs back to Kyanjuma for the last traverse into Namche. Expect yaks and trekkers on the trail.

Blue-roofed lodges at Gorak Shep beside a sandy flat and the Khumbu Glacier moraine, under snow peaks
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Everest Marathon Half Marathon

Dingboche to Namche Bazaar, 21 km and 7 m, for runners from outside Nepal.

Distance
21 km (13 mi)

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The half starts at Dingboche, about halfway along the full marathon, and follows it down to Namche. The organizer adds 7 m to the 21 km, for three sevens and a fourth, numbers with meaning in Buddhism.

It's mostly downhill, but it has the same climb to Tengboche and the same 4:00 PM cutoff there, then the drop to the river and the climb to Kyanjuma. Wear trail shoes with grip. Only runners from outside Nepal can enter it.

How to enter

You sign up online, or email the registration, KYC, medical and payment forms, before April 30, 2027. Places are limited and go to the earliest sign-ups, and a place is only held once you pay a USD 500 deposit, which isn't refunded. The rest is due by May 1. Cancel before April 1 and you get half back, less the deposit; after that, nothing.

Foreign runners can book one of the organizer's packages. The lodge package, May 16 to June 3 for $2,995, covers the flights to Lukla, lodges, permits and the trek up, and the join at base camp option, May 27 to 30, is $999. You can also book through the organizer's agents in Australia, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the US. Everyone needs a doctor's certificate that you're healthy and comfortable at altitude, and you must be 18 or over.

Getting to the start

Namche Bazaar from above, its lodges stacked in a horseshoe on a steep green slope
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You fly from Kathmandu to Lukla, 35 minutes, or from Ramechhap, a 5 to 6 hour drive from Kathmandu. The lodge package then walks you up over 10 days: Phakding, Namche with a rest day, Khumjung, Deboche, Dingboche with another rest day, Lobuche, Gorak Shep, then Kala Patthar at 5,545 m on the way to Base Camp, with a rest day there before the race.

Lukla flights depend on the weather, and the organizer builds two spare days into the return. Book your flight home after the package ends. A helicopter out of Lukla costs about USD 600 a seat when it's full.

Weather and kit

Tengboche Monastery lit up at night under the Milky Way, with dark peaks behind
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The organizer says May is mostly clear, 10 to 20°C in the day and -5 to -10°C in the mornings and at night, depending on altitude and wind. Clear nights at camp can drop to -2 to -8°C, and a foot or two of snow can still fall in late spring. Namche averages a 14.3°C high and a 3.7°C low in May. Above 3,400 m the sun is strong: bring sunscreen of SPF 30 to 50.

Bring a four or five season down sleeping bag. Porters carry your bag, with a 15 kg limit, so you only carry a daypack on the trek. Lodges charge for wifi, hot showers and charging your phone.

Everest Marathon checkpoints and GPS coordinates

For crews and spectators: each place on the map in decimal degrees, latitude first. Paste them into any map app or add them as waypoints in Goat Maps.

  • Everest Base Camp (start)

    5,364 m (17,598 ft)

    28.00546, 86.85812

  • Gorak Shep

    5,170 m (16,962 ft)

    27.98068, 86.82893

  • Lobuche

    4,940 m (16,207 ft)

    27.94810, 86.81017

  • Thukla

    4,612 m (15,131 ft)

    27.92371, 86.80551

  • Dingboche (half marathon start)

    4,359 m (14,301 ft)

    27.89352, 86.83094

  • Chhukung

    4,730 m (15,518 ft)

    27.90467, 86.87137

  • Pangboche

    4,012 m (13,163 ft)

    27.85578, 86.79017

  • Phortse

    3,904 m (12,808 ft)

    27.84635, 86.74933

  • Nha La

    4,381 m (14,373 ft)

    27.91635, 86.71643

  • Machhermo

    4,413 m (14,478 ft)

    27.90288, 86.71560

  • Phortse Tenga

    4,059 m (13,317 ft)

    27.85190, 86.74468

  • Mong La

    3,980 m (13,058 ft)

    27.83946, 86.73595

  • Tengboche

    3,868 m (12,690 ft)

    27.83581, 86.76461

  • Laubisasa

    3,439 m (11,283 ft)

    27.82961, 86.73876

  • Kyanjuma

    3,650 m (11,975 ft)

    27.82303, 86.73111

  • Namche Bazaar (finish)

    3,440 m (11,286 ft)

    27.80417, 86.70980

Everest Marathon FAQ

When is the Everest Marathon 2027?

Saturday, May 29, 2027. The race is always on May 29, the anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

Where does the Everest Marathon start?

The 70K and full marathon start at Everest Base Camp, at 5,364 m. The half marathon starts at Dingboche. All three finish in Namche Bazaar.

What are the cutoffs?

In the full and half marathon, you must reach Tengboche by 4:00 PM. In the 70K, Pangboche by 11:30 AM, Machhermo by 5:00 PM, and Namche by 11:59 PM.

Do you need to qualify?

For the 70K, yes: at least one 100K finish. The full marathon asks that you're fit, with running experience preferred, and the half only that you're fit. Every runner needs a medical certificate.

Is this the Everest Marathon held in the autumn?

No. That's the Original Everest Marathon, a British charity race first run in 1987. It started at Gorak Shep, and its 2019 race was in November. This one starts at Base Camp on May 29.

Who won in 2026?

Ramesh Limbu won the full marathon in 3:35:59, and Man Kumar Roka Magar the 70K in 7:37:08, both from Nepal.

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Updated . An unofficial guide, from the organizer's published information. Coordinates from the organizer's course and OpenStreetMap contributors. Photos from Unsplash. Organize a race? We help with course files.