🏔️ Climbing Mount Everest 🏷️ Cost Varies

Amidst the Mount Everest climbing season, recent incidents on the Hillary Step caused delays and avalanches, resulting in several climbers falling. Mount Everest's commercial climbing routes include two main options: the traditional southern route from Nepal and the northern route from China.

If you wish to avoid the crowded Hillary Step or circumvent it entirely, here are 18 alternative climbing routes to consider:

1. Southeast Ridge Route The traditional southern route, pioneered by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953, is the easiest.

2. Northeast Ridge Route The traditional northern route, explored most frequently by Wang Fuzhou, Qu Yinhua, and Gongbu in 1960.

3. West Ridge to North Face Route Opened by an American team in 1963.

4. Southwest Face Route Pioneered by the British Bonington team in 1975.

5. Northwest Ridge Route Discovered by a Yugoslav team in 1979.

6. Direct North Face Route Established by a Japanese team in 1980.

7. South Pillar Route Opened by a Polish team in 1980.

8. Northeast Ridge to Norton Couloir Route Pioneered by Italians in 1980.

9. Southwest Pillar to Great Central Couloir to Southwest Ridge Route Opened by a former Soviet Union team in 1982.

10. East Face to Southeast Ridge Route Pioneered by a San Francisco Bay Area team in 1983.

11. North Col to Norton Couloir Direct Route Established by an Australian team in 1984.

12. North Col to Norton Couloir to North Face Route Created by a U.S. team in 1984.

13. Glacier to West Ridge to Hornbein Couloir Route Pioneered by Canadians in 1986.

14. East Face to South Col to Southeast Ridge Route Opened by a British team in 1988.

15. North Face (East of Norton Couloir) Route Established by Italians and Czechs in 1991.

16. Complete Northeast Ridge Route Opened by a Japanese team in 1995.

17. North Ridge to Northeast Ridge Route Completed by a Russian team in 1996.

18. Central North Face Direct Route Pioneered by a Russian team in 2004.

Additionally, images depict various climbing routes on the North and Southwest faces. "G" indicates the commercial climbing route from the southern slope.

Estimated Costs for Climbing Mount Everest:

• Cost Varies: Depending on services, meals, accommodations, and travel time.