SouthColRoute

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SouthColRoute is the classic high-altitude climbing route that leads to the summit of Mount Everest via the South Col pass on the Nepal side.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Everest climbing route
mountaineering route
approachesFrom south side of Mount Everest
baseCampElevation approximately 5364 m
campIElevation approximately 6050 m
campIIElevation approximately 6400 m
campIIIElevation approximately 7100 m
campIVElevation approximately 7900–8000 m
countrySide Nepal side of Mount Everest NERFINISHED
difficulty high-altitude mountaineering
firstAscentExpedition 1953 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED
firstAscentYear 1953
firstSummiters Edmund Hillary NERFINISHED
Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED
hasCamp Camp I NERFINISHED
Camp II NERFINISHED
Camp III NERFINISHED
Camp IV NERFINISHED
hazard Khumbu Icefall crevasses
altitude sickness
avalanches
crowding near summit
exposure on Lhotse Face
extreme altitude
high winds
seracs in Khumbu Icefall
severe cold
isMostPopularRouteOn Mount Everest NERFINISHED
locatedIn Nepal NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Everest NERFINISHED
passesThrough Khumbu Icefall NERFINISHED
Lhotse Face NERFINISHED
South Col NERFINISHED
Western Cwm NERFINISHED
requiresPermitFrom Government of Nepal NERFINISHED
season post-monsoon (autumn)
pre-monsoon (spring)
startsFrom Everest Base Camp (South) NERFINISHED
summitDayFeatures Balcony
Hillary Step (historical feature) NERFINISHED
South Summit NERFINISHED
summitElevation 8848.86 m
approximately 8849 m
summitPushFrom Camp IV on South Col NERFINISHED
typicalClimbingStyle siege-style with fixed ropes and camps
typicalUse guided commercial expeditions
usedInFirstAscentOf Mount Everest NERFINISHED
usesPass South Col NERFINISHED

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Sagarmatha – Nepali hasNotableRoute SouthColRoute
subject surface form: Sagarmatha