Western Cwm
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DigiNepal Placesdiginpl.com › places › western cwmWestern Cwm
PlaceThe Western Cwm () is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face of Mount Everest. It was named by George Mallory when he saw it in 1921 as part of the British Reconnaissance Expedition…
DigiNepal Placesdiginpl.com › places › khumbu glacierKhumbu Glacier
Place…the Everest Base Camps. The start of the glacier is in the Western Cwm near Everest. The glacier has a large icefall, the Khumbu Icefall, at the west end of the lower Western Cwm. This icefall is the first major obstacle—and among the…
DigiNepal Placesdiginpl.com › places › lho laLho La
Place…a col on the border between Nepal and Tibet north of the Western Cwm, near Mount Everest. Situated low on the West Ridge of the mountain at a height of 6,006 metres (19,705 ft), it is not exactly a pass but more of a saddle on the Mt.…
DigiNepal Placesdiginpl.com › places › lhotseLhotse
Place…the great height of the South Col between it and Everest. Lhotse's Western Face, recessed behind the head of the Khumbu Glacier in the Western Cwm, plays an integral part in the standard routes of ascent for both peaks. The name Lhotse,…
DigiNepal Placesdiginpl.com › places › khumbu icefallKhumbu Icefall
Place…at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 metres (17,999 ft) on the Nepalese slopes of Mount Everest, not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit. The icefall is regarded…
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