From Kathmandu to the top of the world, here’s an overview of the most popular route to Everest’s summit.
Most of us will never climb Everest, but the mountain still looms large in our minds every spring when hundreds of hearty souls travel there for adventure. Everest sits on the border between Nepal and China, and the most popular route to the top has long been via Nepal, on the mountain's south side. Here's an overview of what that journey entails.
Much of this text originally appeared in What You Missed: Everest, a limited newsletter series published in 2018.
Most of us will never climb Everest, but the mountain still looms large in our minds every spring when hundreds of hearty souls travel there for adventure. Everest sits on the border between Nepal and China, and the most popular route to the top has long been via Nepal, on the mountain's south side. Here's an overview of what that journey entails.
Much of this text originally appeared in What You Missed: Everest, a limited newsletter series published in 2018.
Semi Long Read with pictures: https://www.outsideonline.com/2392617/everest-2019-summit-trek-nepal-south-side
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