To understand how dependent the Himalayan settlements of Nepal were on service trade with Tibet, we have to go back to the fifties. At that time, the practice of barter system in the Nepal-Tibet border area was like a part of the culture. The sufferings of the Himalayan settlements untouched by roads were different. That is why their dependence on Tibet was increasing.

If you read the old reporting published in Kantipur about how the locals of Namche and Khumjung VDCs of Solukhumbu are dependent on trade with Tibet, you can understand the suffering and dependence of the Himalayan society at that time.

Borders connected with Tibet from Tinkar in the west through Korla, Rasuwa, Kodari to Solukhumbu, it was a tradition for the residents of the border region to enter Tibet by crossing the gorges, mountains and high mountains made of snow. But now all these things are like memories. Because there has been a significant change in the infrastructure of development in the Tibetan region. The Chinese government has already developed many crossings to Tibet as markets. The development towards China has changed the tradition of making a living by exchanging goods, while many road networks have reached the border areas towards Nepal, so the compulsion to bargain for goods has gradually changed.

In the 1950s, there was a lot of real estate trading at the Tibetan border of Solukhumbu, namely Nangpala. Locals say that the government has been bringing chaunri and yak from the same route for chaunri and yak development firm till the 70s. The Tibetan government closed this crossing on the suspicion of anti-Tibet activities. After the earthquake, this crossing was completely closed.

If we look at the bilateral activities through this border, it can be understood how the Nepal-Tibet trade has changed from speculation to trade. Since the fifties, it seems that transactions in money have been started at this channel . At that time, it took a week to cross the three narrows of Bhotekoshi and Dudhkoshi to reach the Tibetan market. Raw buffalo skin, potato rice, jokyo (yak), dye, nasa (sniffing material) and other items were carried on the khachhad. Everyone used to carry one tent to stay on the road. When returning, they used to bring salt, tea, wool, lamb's wool, louse flour, soap, clothes, etc.

People from there also used to come to Nepal in the same way. The time to go from here to there was different. Nepalese used to go to Tibet during the rainy season. Tibetans used to come to Nepal from October to February. Three decades ago, the daily life of the residents of Sabik Namche and Khumjung Village Development Committee of Solukhumbu, which is bordered with Tibet, went like this.

After crossing the 5,776-meter-high border, there was no basis for survival if the Tibetans and Nepalese did not live side by side. At that time, the government did not care much about the food supply in the Everest region. There was no road network and private sector operated helicopters and ships. Tibet was easy as it took about a week to deliver food from the depot in Lukla to the Himalayan villages.

There are settlements like Thame and Chule in order to reach Nangpala pass to go to Tibet, while from Namche to the north there are settlements of Khumjung, Khunde, Forchelgat. The residents of that area used to go to Tibet and sell their goods and the Tibetan Nepalis used to come and sell their goods, based on which the daily life of the residents of the Himalayan area was conducted. Tibetans used to come to Nepal from villages such as Thingri, Serto, Work, Nejung, Feruk, Lingsyar, Lingnu, Tongwa and other border areas. There was no problem in selling the goods brought from Tibet because food is expensive in the Himalayan region as it is a tourist area. Locals from Tibet for 400 rupees  He used to bring the purchased Changra sheep to Nepal and sell them for 600.

In the Everest base camp area, there was not only a shortage of food, but also of drinking water. Therefore, in the fifties, a tin of water was sold at Rs. 20. Hotels in Sengboche used to buy water for 20 rupees per tin. It used to take two hours to draw water from a well at a place called Laremba near Dudhkoshi . Nearly one and a half hundred households of Khumjung were collecting rain water in tanks. Especially in winter, the water in the water fountains and pipes was frozen by the snow. At this time, there would be a lot of water.

Almost 32 years ago, Kantipur Dainik published the news written on the Tengboche dateline in Seoul based on the field reporting done by journalist Narayan Wagle, focusing on the lifestyle of the residents around Everest and their relationship with Tibet. Now, the local people do not have to suffer the hardships and shortages like they did then. Because the vehicle has reached near Lukla through Saleri, the headquarters of Solu. Lukla can be reached on foot from Surke in maximum two hours. The number of private sector helicopters and airplanes has increased. Khachad and yak also carry heavy goods to the top.