Is Sleeping Bag needed at Everest Base Camp?

Hi, planning for Everest Basecamp Trek

end of November. Do I really need a sleeping bag? I didn’t need it for Annapurna Circuit this month.

Honest opinion please!

19 replies on “Is Sleeping Bag needed at Everest Base Camp?”

I have done EBC four times And would never go without my sleeping bag. November is the busy season and you can’t count on Tea houses to have extra blankets.

It’s like to ask if you need insurance for the trip. Rarely used, but then again..

It will be chilly, but really only for a couple of nights. The tea houses have plenty of blankets best purchase is a Rab silk mummy, combined with the blankets is great.

Well, it’s one month later and you will sleep a good 300 meters higher in Gorak Shep than you did at High Camp. Or 800 meters higher than at low camp. So it definitely will be colder. If that means you need a sleeping bag is up to you.

Definitely hire a sleeping bag in Kathmandu.I went in January and it was way below freezing in some rooms and the few places open charge for an extra blanket. It’s much easier to sleep if you are warm and you will really need all the sleep you can get. Have a good one 😊

I think it’s a good idea to be prepared. It will be cold up high, and relying on the supply of blankets available at lodges seems risky.

I just returned from EBC earlier this month. Though sleeping bag was provided by the trekking company, I did not have to use it. Instead I wore 3 layers of clothes (with fleeces and inner warmer), 2 pants and thick sock. Each guest house provides a thick blanket so it was comfortable for me

Take your own sleeping bag or rent one. Don’t be dependent. It will be cold, I had minus 10 in Dzong La early December and even minus 14C in Chukhung early March during night in the sleeping room. Great time for trekking though.

I was doing this way in mid-December. it’s a great time. you need a good sleeping bag because the houses are not heated.

Yes you would need in most cases for 2 reasons: 1) Temp can go from -5 to -10°C or even lower . 2) Since its peak season too so the tea houses might not have extra blankets to spare. Carrying one is a safer option.

I did it November and it was perfect. Clear skies, great views. It was cold though, you’ll need a bag for sure.

Yes you need a sleeping bag . A good 3 season bag . I ve just returned . -6 in Gorak Shep the night we were there . The duvet supplied would not have been enough .

Temperature in Gorakshep will be lower than -10C end of Nov so you decide.

Yes you need one as you will be cold and you need to be able to rest and sleep comfortably so you have good energy each day

I did it in November and 100% needed a good sleeping bag and base layers.

Carry one, you will not regret, the temperature drops below zero during night.

I was just there and as we got higher, I was so happy I had mine.
I had my sleeping bag and still used another blanket on top.

Rent one from kathmandu …. you only really need one for the 2 maybe 3 nights

I think it’s a personal thing. I won’t go without one. Coming from sunny south Africa I find the evenings very cold…and guesthouse blankets not sufficient for my needs. If you were fine in your previous trek you should be ok doing EBC

Is Sleeping Bag needed at Everest Base Camp?

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