The North Base Camp is accessed by vehicle through a 100 km (62 mile) road branching to the South from the Friendship Highway near Shelkar, at the southern foot of the  high Gyatso La pass. The road leads to Rongbuk Monastery, with dramatic views of the north face of Mount Everest. From the Rombuk guest house, all tourists were required to take the horse-drawn carriages or small buses managed by the government to limit the traffic on the last stretch of gravel road to a marked hill at 5,200 metres above sea level, just before the climbers' camp.
The North Base Camp is accessible via a 100 km (62 mile) road that branches off the Friendship Highway near Shelkar, leading to Rongbuk Monastery and offering stunning views of Mount Everest's north face.  Tourists were required to use horse-drawn carriages or small buses managed by the government for the final stretch of the gravel road, which reaches a marked hill at 5,200 meters above sea level before reaching the climbers' camp.