Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest
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The Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest is the classic high-altitude ridgeline leading from the South Col to the summit, forming the final and most famous section of the standard climbing route on the mountain’s south side.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Col route on Mount Everest | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route section
ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | upper Southeast Ridge route ⓘ |
| approximateSummitDayDuration | 8–18 hours round trip depending on conditions ⓘ |
| approximateSummitDayVerticalGain | 900–1000 metres ⓘ |
| climbedWith | fixed ropes ⓘ |
| climbingSeason | pre-monsoon (spring) ⓘ |
| climbingStyleCommon | guided commercial expeditions ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedEquipment | supplemental oxygen ⓘ |
| contains |
Balcony
ⓘ
Cornice Traverse ⓘ Hillary Step (historical feature) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Summit of Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ summit snow slopes ⓘ |
| countryOnNorthSide | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnSouthSide | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | extreme ⓘ |
| elevationAtStartApprox | 7900–8000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationAtSummit | 8848.86 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| famousFor | being the most commonly used final route to the summit of Everest ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Edmund Hillary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 29 May 1953 ⓘ |
| firstAscentExpedition | 1953 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ cerebral and pulmonary edema ⓘ falls from exposure ⓘ severe weather changes ⓘ |
| leadsTo | summit of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| liesAbove | South Col Camp (Camp IV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED ⓘ border region of Nepal and China ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exposure to high winds and low temperatures
ⓘ
very thin air near the summit ⓘ |
| partOf | standard South Col route on Mount Everest ⓘ |
| secondaryClimbingSeason | post-monsoon (autumn) ⓘ |
| sectionBetween |
Balcony and South Summit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Col and Balcony ⓘ South Summit and main summit ⓘ |
| standardRoute | South Col–Southeast Ridge route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsFrom | South Col NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUse | final summit push on south side standard route ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Col route on Mount Everest
this entity surface form:
South Col route on Mount Everest