Base Camp - 5,380m/17,700ft. south side of Everest in Nepal on the Khumbu Glacier
Khumbu Icefall - ice walls, crevasses and huge blocks of ice.
Camp 1 - 6,065m/19,900ft.
Western Cwm or "Valley of Silence" - gently rising glacial valley with huge crevasses in the centre forcing climbers to cross on a small passageway known as the Nuptse corner - can be unbearable hot on clear windless day
Camp 2 or Advanced Base Camp - 6,500m/21,300ft.
Lhotse Face - wall of ice 40 to 50 degree pitch with occasional 80 degree pitch
Camp 3 - 7,470m/24,500ft. on small ledge about half way up Lhotse face
Yellow Band - rock band at top of Lhotse Face
Geneva Spur - steep snow covered black rock outcrop
Camp 4 - 8,000m/26,200ft. on the South Col (pass separating Everest and Lhotse)
The Balcony - small platform to rest
South Summit - 8,750m/28,700ft.
Cornice Traverse - narrow ridge
Hillary Step - 12m/40 ft. rock wall
Summit - 8,848m/29,028ft.
Note: exact heights seem to vary slightly in the literature
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