What is a 'Put Option' A put option is an option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time. This is the opposite of a call option, which gives the holder the right to buy shares. BREAKING DOWN 'Put Option'
High Altitude Sickness and Everest Base Camp. One of the major challenges facing trekkers heading to Everest Base Camp or any other high elevation trek in the Himalayas is dealing with the potential threat of High Altitude Sickness. The primary cause of High Altitude Sickness is a decrease in the amount of available oxygen with altitude.
Everest Summit Temperatures. During May the short window for climbing the mountain summit temperatures average -15F and -26C. Wind and Wind Chill on Mount Everest. The summit of Everest might be the windiest place on earth with hurricane force winds buffeting the summit on over 50% of days during the windiest months.ount Everest Base Camp Weather & Climate. The weather and climate of Mount Everest is one of extremes. Temperatures at the summit are never above freezing and during January temperatures can drop as low as -60Â° C (-76Â° F).