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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Everest Base Camp | 4 |
| Everest Base Camp (south) | 1 |
| Everest Base Camp and Western Cwm | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp (south)
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp
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Everest Base Camp and Western Cwm
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp