Sagarmatha National ParkOn top of the worldIt's a cool April morning. A cobalt blue sky complements the brilliance of a towering white peak as a team of climbers eagerly awaits the opportunity to begin their ascent. The faded colors of the fabrics flap in the wind, carrying the prayers of so many for good fortune as they prepare for their journey. Trekkers flash cameras, smiling at the thought of what they are about to conquer: the world's highest peak, Sagarmatha. Location Sagarmatha National Park is located in Asia between India and China in the Solu-Khumbu region (Sagarmatha National Park). There are ten parks in total in Nepal; however, Sagarmatha encompasses 124,400 hectares of land (Sagarmatha National Park). With its amazing physical features, Sagarmatha National Park is unique in the sense that it largely protects itself. To the north of the park stands the mighty Himalayas which separate the park from China. To the east of Sagarmatha is the Gauri Shankar Conservation Area. To the west of the Sagarmatha border is Makalu Barun National Park. Finally, to the south is a buffer zone which was established in 2002 to contribute to the preservation of the park (Sagarmatha National Park).RegionThere are four seasons in the year in Sagarmatha and very few windows in which it It is recommended that climbers take a walk. climb. The spring season is one of the most popular seasons with a trekking window from March until around mid-May (Simm, Carole). The summer months are one of the most inadvisable periods for climbers wishing to attempt the ascent of Mount Everest. Summer being the monsoon season, the weather is extremely unpredictable. Once the monsoon season passes, another window of opportunity opens once...... middle of paper...... The Nepalese government is responsible for funding the park in order to protect it and keep it. Works Cited Christopherson, Robert W Geosystems: an introduction to physical geography. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012. Print. Gruzalski, Bart. On the Buddha. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000. “Himalayan Footsteps” print. Himalayan traces. Np, and Web. April 28, 2014. “Mount Everest (mountain, Asia). » Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, nd Web. April 25, 2014. Reynolds, Frank E. and Jason A. Carbine. The life of Buddhism. Los Angeles: University of California, 2000. “Sagarmatha National Park” print. - UNESCO World Heritage Center. Np, and Web. April 23, 2014. Simm, Carole. “Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Tourism”. Travel tips. USA Today, nd Web. April 26. 2014.