SouthColRoute

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SouthColRoute is the classic high-altitude climbing route that leads to the summit of Mount Everest via the South Col pass on the Nepal side.

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SouthColRoute canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Everest climbing route
mountaineering route
approachesFrom south side of Mount Everest
baseCampElevation approximately 5364 m
campIElevation approximately 6050 m
campIIElevation approximately 6400 m
campIIIElevation approximately 7100 m
campIVElevation approximately 7900–8000 m
countrySide Nepal side of Mount Everest
difficulty high-altitude mountaineering
firstAscentExpedition 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
firstAscentYear 1953
firstSummiters Edmund Hillary
Tenzing Norgay
hasCamp Camp I
Camp II
Camp III
Camp IV
hazard Khumbu Icefall crevasses
altitude sickness
avalanches
crowding near summit
exposure on Lhotse Face
extreme altitude
high winds
seracs in Khumbu Icefall
severe cold
isMostPopularRouteOn Mount Everest
locatedIn Nepal
locatedOn Mount Everest
passesThrough Khumbu Icefall
Lhotse Face
South Col
Western Cwm
requiresPermitFrom Government of Nepal
season post-monsoon (autumn)
pre-monsoon (spring)
startsFrom Everest Base Camp (South)
summitDayFeatures Balcony
Hillary Step (historical feature)
South Summit
summitElevation 8848.86 m
approximately 8849 m
summitPushFrom Camp IV on South Col
typicalClimbingStyle siege-style with fixed ropes and camps
typicalUse guided commercial expeditions
usedInFirstAscentOf Mount Everest
usesPass South Col

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Sagarmatha hasNotableRoute SouthColRoute
subject linked to: Sagarmatha – Nepali