Everest Base Camp Trek
Show your support for those affected by bowel cancer at altitude with the ultimate challenge of the Everest Base Camp Trek. Experience the once in a life time opporunity to see the famous Everest viewpoint, wonder at the views of the highest mountain on the planet at sunrise and help build a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
What is the Everest Base Camp Trek?
The Everest Base Camp Trek is an 18 day trekking challenge. You'll be led by an experienced Discover Adventure leader on a route via the Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar through beautiful valleys, dense forests and across glacial rivers, before arriving at the Everest Base camp.
Event details
- Dates: Various dates available in 2025 and 2026
- Location: Nepal
- Trip length: 18 days
Sign up options
Minimum sponsorship
You pay a registration fee when signing up and we cover the balance of your trip cost from your sponsorship raised.
- Registration fee: £499
- Sponsorship pledge: £5,100 for 2025 events and £5,200 for 2026 events
- Your payment towards challenge costs: No further payment from you
Part-payment
You pay a registration fee when signing up and also pledge to contribute a further amount towards your trip cost. We'll also be contributing towards the balance of your trip cost, however this option lowers your sponsorship pledge to us.
- Registration fee: £499
- Sponsorship pledge: £4,200
- Your payment towards challenge costs: £500
Full payment
You pay a registration fee when signing up and agree to cover the balance of your trip cost.
- Registration fee: £499
- Sponsorship pledge: No set target, just raise what you can for us
- Your payment towards challenge costs: £2,600
Fundraisers taking part in this challenge for Bowel Cancer UK will be joined by trekkers raising money for other charities.
If you'd like to find out more about this amazing challenge or book your spot, please check out our partner for this event, Discover Adventure.
How we'll support you
Our events team will support you all the way, from signing up to congratulating you on your acheivement.
When you join this challenge you'll get:
- Fundraising support from our events team to make sure you have the best experience
- Once you've raised £100, we'll send you an exclusive #TeamBowelCancerUK t-shirt to wear with pride as you train and on the event day
Contact us
If you have any questions about this trek or the registration process, our Events team would love to hear from you. To get in touch, email events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk or call 020 7940 1769.
Frequently asked questions
This trek is designed to be a challenge, but it attracts people of all levels of experience, fitness and ability as well as all ages and backgrounds.
More information about the difficulty of this trek can be found on Discover Adventure's website and if you have concerns you can contact them directly for a confidential chat.
We have three pricing options for this challenge.
Our 'Minimum sponsorship' option has a £499 registration fee and a £5,100 minimum fundraising target for 2025 events and a £5,200 mininum fundraising target for 2026 events which is due 10 weeks before departure. With this option, the cost of the trip is covered by your fundraising.
Our 'Part - payment' option has a £499 registration fee and a minimum fundraising target of £4,200, as well as a £500 payment towards the cost of your challenge.
Our 'Full payment' option has a £499 registration fee and a £2,600 fee to cover the cost of your challenge. This payment option doesn't have minimum fundraising target.
This challenge covers an 18 day period. This includes travelling time, aclimitisation and some rest and recovery time. View the full itinerary on Discover Adventures website.
Taking on the Everest Base Came Trek is easy. Simply follow the link to the Discover Adventure sign up page, select your dates and sign up!
If you have any questions, or need any help, please get in contact with the team by emailing events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk.
