Nepal’s Everest region has a history of trekking going back 70 years to the earliest Everest expeditions. Today this part of Nepal is one of the most well-known and most popular trekking destinations in the world. Its continuing appeal is built on the sheer magnificence of the mountain scenery with Everest, of course, the most obvious draw along with several other 8000 metre peaks including Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Makalu.