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Lukla

Lukla

2800m / 9,186ft

This Nepalese town is the drop-off point for many Everest climbers. Just a half-hour flight from Kathmandu, here there are eateries, shops and the last beds before the ascent.
Base Camp

Base Camp

5360m/ 17,600ft

This is where climbers make their final preparations and often their last calls home before beginning the ascent. You can’t get any closer to Everest without ice climbing gear.
Advanced Base Camp

Advanced Base Camp

6492m/ 21,300ft

Just below the icy Lhotse Wall, this rocky camp offers spectacular views of the valley below and the last chance to cook up a meal that’s not just instant food.
High Camps

High Camps

average 7925m/ 26,000ft

After the ice wall and Camp 3, climbers enter the “Death Zone”, above 7,900 metres (26,000 feet), where the human body begins to shut down. It’s a race against time.
Summit

Summit

8850m/ 29.035ft

The narrow, icy summit is reached after climbers traverse the harrowing Knife Ridge and the rocky Hillary Step. Jubilant summiteers still face the most dangerous task of all – the descent.

Taipei 101

Taipei 101

509m / 1670ft

Height compared with the Taipei 101:

  • Sea level - Summit = 17.4 times
  • Base camp - Summit = 6.8 times
  • Advance base camp - Summit = 4.6 times
  • High camps - Summit = 1.9 times
Empire State Building

Empire State Building

449m / 1472ft

Height compared with the Empire State Building:

  • Sea level - Summit = 19.7 times
  • Base camp - Summit = 7.8 times
  • Advance base camp - Summit = 5.3 times
  • High camps - Summit = 2.2 times
Palace of Culture

Palace of Culture

230m / 755ft

Height compared with the Palace of Culture:

  • Sea level - Summit = 38.5 times
  • Base camp - Summit = 15.2 times
  • Advance base camp - Summit = 10.3 times
  • High camps - Summit = 4.3 times
Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

324m / 1063ft

Height compared with the Eiffel Tower:

  • Sea level - Summit = 33.5 times
  • Base camp - Summit = 13.2 times
  • Advance base camp - Summit = 8.9 times
  • High camps - Summit = 3.8 times
Triumph Palace

Triumph Palace

264m / 867ft

Height compared with the Triumph Palace:

  • Sea level - Summit = 19.6 times
  • Base camp - Summit = 7.7 times
  • Advance base camp - Summit = 5.2 times
  • High camps - Summit = 2 times
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