2.6 km away
Everest South Col Route
The original route up Everest established by Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953
Extreme Alpine Climbing
- Distance
- 13 km
- Ascent
- 3.4 km
- Descent
- 30 m
Gorek Shep to Basecamp
The trek becomes harder with more challenging terrain on the final ascent up to basecamp.
Alpine Climbing Easy
- Distance
- 3.3 km
- Ascent
- 168 m
- Descent
- 56 m
- Low Point
- 5.1 km
- High Point
- 5.3 km
- Gradient
- 7˚
This is a popular alpine climbing route which is generally considered to be easy. It's an unknown remoteness, it features unknown exposure and is typically done in an unknown time of year. From a low point of 5.1 km to the maximum altitude of 5.3 km, the route covers 3.3 km, 168 vertical metres of ascent and 56 vertical metres of descent.
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Description
This section of the hike is 3.7km and around 170m of ascent but is across mixed terrain and offers various challenges depending on the time of year.
Difficulty
Easy
The ascent involves simple glacier hiking and/or short, straightforward rock scrambles. Equivalent to Alpine F, F+
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Guidebooks in this area
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Conquering the 4th Highest Peak in the World
18 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
The Ultimate Mountaineering Challenge : Climb The Big 10
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