Southeast Ridge Route

• The Khumbu Ice Fall.
  5,330 to 5,940 metres; extremely dangerous section with crevasses, avalanches and falling ice; blocks of ice as large as houses have been known to tumble down here.
• Lhotse Face.
  A steep, icy wall stretching from 6,500 to 7,700 metres; the entire distance is climbed with the assitance of fixed ropes.
• "Knife-edge Ridge"
  An extremely narrow ridge of rock and snow that drops off 3km towards Tibet on one side and 2km towards Nepal on the other; the most exposed and frightening section of the climb.
• The Hillary Step.
  Just 70 metres from the summit, this 12-metre rock face is the last significant challenge on the climb and probably the most famous single physical feature on the mountain.