We take the Everest North Ridge because we consider it to be the safest. Technically, it is more challenging than the South Side but does not have the ice fall danger. Our Advanced Base Camp (6,400m) is right under the shadow of Changtse and has a view of virtually the whole route. From here we use four more camps, a formula that has brought us considerable success in the past.On the North Ridge route we have had considerable success, largely thanks to our extremely experienced team of high altitude Sherpas. Such experience and local knowledge is invaluable in reading the mountain and her capricious moods, and as a result we give ourselves every chance of beating her defenses.Your safety and success are our main concern. Over the years we have been able to hone every last detail of the preparation and back up logistics and it is at this stage, during the time spent at BC and ABC, that the main battle for the summit is won. Once on the mountain there is, of course, the same attention to detail. The North Everest ridge is quite wide, with small steps and little height gain until the First Step. The First Step is a short rock buttress, which will have fixed ropes. Above here the climbing is more exposed but again without much height gain until the Second Step. The Second Step is across a series of small ledges which are sometimes snow covered, then around a large boulder and up the famous ladder.

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Everest Expedition North Col