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.
A trek designed to get you real close-up to the 'mother of all peaks' Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world-Everest Base Camp Trek. Getting to an elevation of 5357m, Everest Base Camp Trek is an achievement.he best season to trek to the Everest base camp region is Autumn (from mid-September till November's end), and Spring (from the beginning of March until mid-May). Temperatures will drop considerably as you trek higher every day.