Camp III

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Camp III is a high-altitude staging camp on Mount Everest’s South Col route, used by climbers to acclimatize and prepare for the final ascent toward the summit.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Camp III canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Everest campsite ⓘ
mountaineering camp ⓘ
above Camp II ⓘ
accessedBy fixed ropes on Lhotse Face ⓘ
accessedFrom Camp II ⓘ
approachFrom Western Cwm via Camp II ⓘ
associatedWith Southeast Ridge standard Everest route ⓘ
below Camp IV ⓘ
climbingSeason post-monsoon (autumn) ⓘ
pre-monsoon (spring) ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
environment extreme altitude ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
low oxygen levels ⓘ
very low temperatures ⓘ
hazard crevasses nearby on Lhotse Face ⓘ
icefall and serac danger above camp ⓘ
infrastructure platforms cut into ice or hard snow ⓘ
tented camp ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Everest ⓘ
locatedOnRoute South Col route ⓘ
logisticalRole cache point for oxygen and supplies ⓘ
mountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
partOf standard Southeast Ridge route ⓘ
primaryFunction high-altitude acclimatization ⓘ
intermediate camp before South Col ⓘ
region Khumbu region ⓘ
linked to: Khumbu Valley
requires use of supplemental oxygen for many climbers ⓘ
risk altitude sickness ⓘ
exposure to severe weather ⓘ
high risk of falls on steep ice ⓘ
routeContinuationTo Camp IV (South Col) ⓘ
terrainType Lhotse Face ⓘ
typicalAltitudeRange 7200–7400 metres above sea level ⓘ
approximately 23,600–24,300 feet above sea level ⓘ
typicalUseDuration short stay for acclimatization rotations ⓘ
usedBy Everest climbers ⓘ
commercial expedition teams ⓘ
independent climbers ⓘ
usedFor acclimatization ⓘ
staging final summit push ⓘ
weatherExposure fully exposed on steep face ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Col route → hasCamp → Camp III ⓘ
SouthColRoute → hasCamp → Camp III ⓘ