Everest Base Camp (South)

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Everest Base Camp (South) is the primary staging area on the Nepal side of Mount Everest, serving as the starting point for climbers attempting the summit via the South Col route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountaineering base camp
tourist destination
accessFrom Lukla NERFINISHED
Namche Bazaar NERFINISHED
accessRoute Everest Base Camp Trek NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs South Everest Base Camp NERFINISHED
approximateLatitude 28.0° N
approximateLongitude 86.9° E
climate high-altitude alpine climate
climbingSeason post-monsoon (autumn)
pre-monsoon (spring)
connectedTo Khumbu Icefall NERFINISHED
country Nepal
distinguishedFrom Everest Base Camp (North) in Tibet NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 17598 feet
approximately 5364 metres
hasFeature Khumbu Glacier nearby
glacial moraine terrain
tent camps for expeditions
languageRegion Nepali NERFINISHED
Sherpa language NERFINISHED
liesWithin Sagarmatha National Park NERFINISHED
locatedIn Nepal NERFINISHED
locatedInDistrict Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED
locatedInProvince Province No. 1 NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Khumbu region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Everest NERFINISHED
managedBy Government of Nepal NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Gorak Shep NERFINISHED
nearbyViewpoint Kala Patthar NERFINISHED
popularWith mountaineers
trekkers
requiresPermitFrom Nepal Department of Tourism for climbing
Sagarmatha National Park authorities NERFINISHED
risk altitude sickness
avalanches
glacial movement
sideOfEverest south side
startingPointFor South Col route to Mount Everest summit NERFINISHED
climbs via Southeast Ridge
trekDistanceFromLukla approximately 130 kilometres round trip
approximately 65 kilometres one way
typicalTrekDuration about 12 to 14 days round trip from Lukla
usedFor acclimatization
logistics support
mountaineering expeditions
staging area for Everest summit attempts

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Khumbu Icefall accessPoint Everest Base Camp (South)
this entity surface form: Everest Base Camp (south)
Khumbu contains Everest Base Camp (South)
this entity surface form: Everest Base Camp
South Col route hasCamp Everest Base Camp (South)
Nuptse isVisibleFrom Everest Base Camp (South)
this entity surface form: Everest Base Camp
Khumbu Icefall liesBetween Everest Base Camp (South)
this entity surface form: Everest Base Camp and Western Cwm
Namche Bazaar onRouteTo Everest Base Camp (South)
this entity surface form: Everest Base Camp
Everest Base Camp trek primaryDestination Everest Base Camp (South)
this entity surface form: Everest Base Camp