I
will be climbing Mt. Everest from both the North
(Tibet) and South (Nepal) sides.
North side
climb:
Everest Base Camp-17,056 feet
Intermediate Base Camp-20,336 feet
Advance Base Camp-20,992 feet
Camp 1 on the North Col-23,616 feet
Camp 2-25,584
Camp 3-27,224 feet
Summit-29,035 feet

South side climb:
Base Camp at the foot of the Khumbu
Icefall-17,600 feet
Camp I above the Khumbu Icefall-19,500
feet
Camp II
(Advance Base Camp) on the Western
Cwm-21,300 feet
Camp III
on the Lhotse Face-24,000 feet (supp.
oxygen used above Camp III)
Camp IV on
the South Col-26,000 feet (since Camp IV
is in the “death zone,” this camp is a
6-8 hour rest stop on the way to the
summit)
South Summit-28,750 feet
Hillary Step-28,900 feet
Summit-29,035 feet
