Snapshot

What to know before you shortlist this race

The fastest way to evaluate a marathon is to line up the date, course profile, crowd size, and registration pressure in one place.

May 29, 2026

Race day

Full Marathon, Ultra Marathon

Distance

Trail

Terrain

250

Participants

Race brief

This race takes place in Namche Bazaar, Nepal on May 29, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.

Decision signals

Point To Point with trail terrain.
Published entry fee: $990.00.

Why This Race

The organizer pitch, translated for runners

The Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is the highest marathon in the world, starting at Everest Base Camp (5,364m) and finishing in Namche Bazaar (3,440m). Held every May 29th to commemorate the first summit of Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953, the event takes runners through some of the most dramatic Himalayan scenery on Earth. The course descends through glacial valleys, crosses suspension bridges, and passes through Sherpa villages. Mandatory acclimatization trekking of 2-3 weeks is required. The event also features a 60K ultra marathon category.

Course Fit

Course shape, standards, and race history

This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.

Elevation profile

Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.

Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.

Course highlights

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Point To Point course
Layout style reported for this race.

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Trail terrain
Primary running surface.

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800m gain
Estimated total elevation gain.

History and records

First edition 2003

Avg. participants 250

Planning

Travel and race-weekend logistics

Once a race makes your shortlist, travel confidence matters almost as much as the course itself. Keep the practical notes in one place.

Race day weather

Late May at Everest Base Camp averages -5 to 10C (23-50F). Extreme high-altitude conditions with thin air. Acclimatization absolutely critical.

Organizer

Himalayan Expeditions Official website

Community Layer

Keep the race room close to the decision

The point of the room is not generic chatter. It is to keep stay questions, pacing nerves, meetup plans, and last-mile logistics attached to the same race page you are already using.

52 threads 153 followers 2 huddles

Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon Room

Threads, logistics, reviews, Q&A, and live huddles for Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon.

These opening threads are seeded to show the shape of the room before organic posts take over.

Open race room Nepal Club

Lead thread

Where are people staying for Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon?

Trying to keep the start line, expo, and easy food options all within a sane radius. If you have a hotel block, neighborhood, or train strategy that worked, drop it here.

Open thread

Next huddle

Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon logistics huddle

Fifteen minutes on travel timing, where the expo bottlenecks are, and what people wish they knew earlier.

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Runner Signal

Runner reviews

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Practical Questions

Questions and answers

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