EUROPE

ASIA
CHINA
NEPAL
N E PA L Lhotse Shar

ier
Peak 38 27,513 ft Mount

ac
Everest

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24,902 ft CH I N A 8,386 m AFRICA

Gl

Glac
7,590 m

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Indian
Ocean

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N up
Lhotse
27,890 ft
8,501 m Lhotse Fac

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Hillary and Tenzing

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Camp VII
South Col 24,000 ft 7,315 m

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Camp VIII

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r Southeast 25,900 ft Camp VI
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c Ridge 7,894 m 23,000 ft 7,010 m

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h 27,900 ft 8,504 m 7,861 m
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Ka ngs E Hillary Step Camp V
Mount Everest

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22,000 ft 6,706 m

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29,035 ft 8,850 m Camp IV

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6,157 m

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Khumbu
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Camp II i e
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North Col 19,400 ft a
5,913 m l
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Base Camp To Lobuje
17,600 ft u 2.5 miles
5,364 m b (4 kilometers)
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Changtse L ho L a u
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24,879 ft K
7,583 m
lacier
East Rongbuk G

Present-day
Base Camp
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Khumbutse 17,600 ft
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21,867 ft 5,364 m
6,665 m AL
NEP A
Gla

N
S CHI
uk

E Lingtren
22,142 ft
W
Rongb

6,749 m

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