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Ina few weeks climbers will trade their warm homes and soft beds for twomonths of bitter cold, extreme heat and mind numbing oxygen replica Ulysse Nardin watches deprivationas they seek to stand on the top of the world.I will be covering this season as I have for the past 8 years as an Everest climber or a observer with daily updates on my site at and regular updates here on Outside Onlines Blog. After deciding toclimb Everest, climbers must choose their route. There are over 18named routes on Everest and a couple that are still unclimbed. The vastmajority of climbers use two routes: South Col or the Northeast RidgeStandard aka North Col route. Both sides have their pros andcons.

Up until 2007, the trend was for more climbers to choose thenorth due to lower costs. But with the Chinese restricting permits overthe past few years, the south side has retained the lead as thepreferred route primarily due to commercial operators wanting to reduceuncertainty and to limit their risks. Lets briefly compare both sides: South Col replica A Lange&Sohne watches Route Pluses Concerns Beautiful trek to base camp in the Khumbu Khumbu Icefall instability Easy access to villages for pre-summit recovery Crowds, especially on summit night Helicopter rescue from base camp if necessary Cornice Traverse exposure Slightly warmer sometimes with less winds Slightly longer summit night Northeast Ridge Route Pluses Concerns Less crowds Colder temps and harsher winds Can drive to base camp Camps at higher elevations Easier climbing to mid-level camps A bit more difficult with smooth or loose rocks Slightly shorter summit night No opportunity for helicopter rescue at any point Now lets take an in-depth look at both sides South Col Route Mt.

Everest was first summited by Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New ZealanderEdmond Hillary with a British expedition in 1953. They used the SouthCol route. At that time the route had only been attempted twice bySwiss teams in the spring and autumn of 1952. They replica Panerai watches reached 8500m wellabove the South Col. Of note, Norgay was with the Swiss thus giving himthe experience he used on the British expedition. The Swiss returned in1956 to make the second summit of Everest. Here is a typicalsouth side climb schedule showing average time and the distance fromthe previous camp plus a brief description of each section. Moredetails can be found on the South Col route page. Base camp: 17,500/5334mHome away from home. Located on a moving glacier, tents can shift andplatforms melt. The area is harsh but beautiful surrounded by Pumoriand the Khumbu Icefall with warm mornings and afternoon snow squalls.