Camp III on the Lhotse Face
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Camp III on the Lhotse Face is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s steep western flank, used by climbers as a critical acclimatization and launch point on the standard South Col route to the summit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp III on the Lhotse Face canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-altitude mountaineering camp ⓘ |
| accessedBy | fixed ropes on the Lhotse Face ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Camp II in the Western Cwm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitudeZone | extreme altitude zone above 7000 metres ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
standard Lhotse summit route
ⓘ
standard South Col route to Everest summit ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high exposure to wind
ⓘ
risk of rock and ice fall ⓘ steep angle of surrounding slopes ⓘ thin air and low oxygen levels ⓘ |
| climate |
extreme cold
ⓘ
rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| functionInClimb |
intermediate camp between lower camps and high camp
ⓘ
place to sleep on supplemental oxygen for some expeditions ⓘ |
| hazards |
avalanches from Lhotse Face
ⓘ
crevasses in surrounding glacier ⓘ severe frostbite risk ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
fixed rope lines passing through camp
ⓘ
tents anchored in ice and snow ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Province No. 1, Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lhotse Face
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | South Col route on Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToOtherCamps |
above Camp II in the Western Cwm
ⓘ
below Camp IV on the South Col ⓘ |
| requiresEquipment |
ascenders for fixed ropes
ⓘ
crampons ⓘ ice axe ⓘ |
| riskLevel |
high-altitude objective hazards
ⓘ
increased risk of altitude sickness ⓘ |
| seasonalUse |
occasionally used during post-monsoon autumn season
ⓘ
primarily used during pre-monsoon spring climbing season ⓘ |
| supportProvidedBy | high-altitude Sherpa climbers ⓘ |
| terrainType |
exposed snow and ice ledges
ⓘ
steep glaciated ice slope ⓘ |
| typicalElevation |
approximately 24,000 feet above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 7300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Everest climbers
ⓘ
Lhotse climbers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
acclimatization
ⓘ
overnight high-altitude bivouac ⓘ staging point for summit attempt ⓘ |
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