Mount Everest: Route from the road end
Route to the summit of Mount Everest (29,032 ft) from Road end below Mount Everest.
Photo: shrimpo1967; derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey 2, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 29.8 mi
- round trip
- 12,930 ft
- climb
- 29,032 ft
- summit
- Out and back
- route
This route climbs Mount Everest (29,032 ft, 8,849 m) in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, from the road end below Mount Everest, at about 16,900 ft. The summit stands about 12,200 ft above the start. On the mapped line it is 29.8 miles round trip with about 12,900 ft of climbing, out and back the same way. OpenStreetMap grades the path as a difficult alpine route. This is a high-altitude mountaineering route: check current conditions, and go with the gear and experience it needs. This page has the mapped line and a 7-day forecast for the summit and the start.
Route details
- Distance
- 29.8 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 12,930 ft
- Starts at
- Road end below Mount Everest
- Summit
- 29,032 ft
- Difficulty
- Expert
Questions about this route
How long is the Route from the road end on Mount Everest?
About 29.8 mi round trip from Road end below Mount Everest.
How much elevation gain is on the Route from the road end?
About 12,930 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Route from the road end?
It is rated expert.
Where does the Route from the road end start?
Road end below Mount Everest.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Everest
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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