(Keywords: Climbing - Nepal, China)
Mount Everest
Featuring: The 1953 Expedition Route
Mount
Everest is located in the Himalaya Mountains, on the boarder between China
where it is named Qomolangma, and Nepal where it is known as Sagarmatha.
It is the highest mountain in the world standing at (approximately) 29,030
feet - nearly 5 and 1/2 miles above sea level.
In May of 1953, "a Tibetan yak herder turned Sherpa role model and a New Zealand bee keeper turned Himalayan explorer" were the first to summit this ultimate challenge in climbing(1).
This GPS Map documents, best as possible, the route taken by Tenzing Norgay and Edmond Hillary in 1953. Today, this "South Col" route is the most popular route to the summit.
Click on the binoculars to see Google Earth displaying Mount Everest with the 1953 expedition route overlay.
GPS Map
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer).
GPS Map Details
File Names: everest.gpx (12KB)
Revised: 1 August 2005
Class B Data
GPS Data includes:
Summit (Latitude North 27.996, Longitude East 86.927)
Approximate Locations of Base Camp and Camps II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
Approximate Expedition Track.
Adventure Travel Tip
If you want to climb Everest you must be in top physical condition, skilled in mountaineering, and have a lot of money. Even at that, many have died.
More Info
GPS Trek Nepal - is a great web site that provides routes and waypoints for all of the main trekking routes in the Everest region and many of the minor routes, including waypoints for many villages by name and elevation.
References
1. Quote from Everest; Summit of Achievement by Stephen Venables, which I thought was an interesting way to describe Tenzing Norgay and Edmond Hillary. This book included anotated maps for the 1953 expedition route and other info which helped me identify approximate camp locations.
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