Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest

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The Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest is the classic, most frequently used climbing route from the Nepal side, ascending via the South Col to the mountain’s summit.

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instanceOf Everest normal route
mountaineering route
approachesVia Dingboche
Gorak Shep
Khumbu Valley
Lobuche
Namche Bazaar
Tengboche
ascendsTo summit of Mount Everest
ascendsVia Hillary Step
Khumbu Icefall
Lhotse Face
South Col
South Summit
Southeast Ridge
Western Cwm
baseCampAt Everest Base Camp (south)
baseCampElevation approximately 5360 m
campIElevation approximately 6000 m
campIIElevation approximately 6400 m
campIIIElevation approximately 7200 m
campIVElevation approximately 7900–8000 m
commonlyUsesSupplementalOxygen true
countrySide Nepal side
linked to: Nepal
crosses Khumbu Icefall ladders and crevasses
firstAscentBy Edmund Hillary
Tenzing Norgay
firstAscentExpedition 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
firstAscentExpeditionLeader John Hunt
firstAscentYear 1953
hasCamp Camp I
Camp II
Camp III
Camp IV
hasObjectiveHazard avalanches
crevasses
exposure on Southeast Ridge
extreme altitude
high winds
seracs in Khumbu Icefall
isClassicRouteOn Mount Everest
isMostFrequentlyUsedRouteOn Mount Everest
liesWithin Sagarmatha National Park
locatedIn Nepal
locatedOn Mount Everest
requiresPermitFrom Government of Nepal
startsFrom Lukla
startsIn Khumbu region
linked to: Khumbu Valley
summitElevation 8848.86 m
typicalClimbingSeason post-monsoon (autumn)
pre-monsoon (spring)
typicalNumberOfCampsAboveBase 4
usesHighAltitudeSherpas true

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South Col partOfRoute Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest
South Col nearFeature Everest Southeast Ridge
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Khumbu Icefall partOf standard South Col route on Mount Everest
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Lhotse Face isOnStandardRoute South Col route on Mount Everest
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Everest southwest shoulder partOf South Col route on Mount Everest
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Camp III on the Lhotse Face partOfRoute South Col route on Mount Everest
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Camp II (South Col route, Mount Everest) locatedOn South Col route of Mount Everest
subject linked to: Camp II
linked to: Southeast Ridge route on Mount Everest
Everest Base Camp (South) startingPointFor South Col route to Mount Everest summit
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Camp III associatedWith Southeast Ridge standard Everest route
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Göran Kropp everestRoute1996 South Col route on Mount Everest
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Everest massif hasClimbingArea Everest South Col route
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