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Everest
Camps
North (Tibet)
Teams usually place three
or four camps above Advanced Base Camp (ABC) with the highest camp between 8,200
and 8,400 meters. We used three camps and
attempted to summit from our highest camp just below
8,000 meters, making a pretty long summit day.
Himalayan Experience (Himex) uses four camps.
I mention Himex for
comparative purposes because it is the most
successful commercial outfitter on the north side. Himex is also one
of a few teams I am considering joining next year
(correction, joined).
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HIMEX CAMPS |
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OUR 2007 CAMPS |
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Camp |
Meters |
Feet |
Ft Gain |
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Camp |
Meters |
Feet |
Ft Gain |
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BC |
5,200 |
17,064 |
17,064 |
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BC |
5,200 |
17,064 |
17,064 |
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ABC |
6,400 |
21,002 |
3,938 |
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ABC |
6,400 |
21,002 |
3,938 |
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C1 |
7,000 |
22,971 |
1,969 |
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C1 |
7,000 |
22,971 |
1,969 |
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C2 |
7,500 |
24,611 |
1,640 |
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C2 |
7,600 |
24,940 |
1,969 |
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C3 |
7,900 |
25,924 |
1,313 |
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C3 |
8,000 |
26,253 |
1,313 |
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C4 |
8,300 |
27,237 |
1,313 |
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Summit |
8,848 |
29,035 |
1,798 |
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Summit |
8,848 |
29,035 |
2,783 |
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In contrast, the south side (Nepal) camps look sort
of like this:
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SOUTH SIDE CAMPS (NEPAL) |
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Camp |
Meters |
Feet |
Ft Gain |
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BC |
5,300 |
17,400 |
17,400 |
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C1 |
5,900 |
19,360 |
1,960 |
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C2 |
6,500 |
21,300 |
1,940 |
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C3 |
7,200 |
23,600 |
2,300 |
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C4 |
8,000 |
26,200 |
2,600 |
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Summit |
8,848 |
29,035 |
2,835 |
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