![A climber nears the top of a ladder in the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest in Nepal, just below Camp 1, at about 19,000'/5,790m. (Photo from 2016.) : r/Everest A climber nears the top of a ladder in the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest in Nepal, just below Camp 1, at about 19,000'/5,790m. (Photo from 2016.) : r/Everest](https://i.redd.it/dmqqn3q6w4f61.jpg)
A climber nears the top of a ladder in the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest in Nepal, just below Camp 1, at about 19,000'/5,790m. (Photo from 2016.) : r/Everest
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Icefall doctors open Everest route using 20 ladders - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News
How difficult are crevasse ladder crossings? Do many people lose their footing due to climbing boots? - Quora
Jimmy Chin - You thought climbing Everest was hard? Try being a Sherpa....pictured here carrying ladders to place them across the massive crevasses in the notoriously dangerous Khumbu Icefall. Yes, you could
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Asia, Nepal, Himalayas, Sagarmatha National Park, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, the Khumbu icefall on Mt Everest, climbers crossing ladders over a crevasse - SuperStock
![Viennese climber Geri Winkler on a ladder overcoming a crevasse of Khumbu Icefall, ca.5600 m, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal Stock Photo - Alamy Viennese climber Geri Winkler on a ladder overcoming a crevasse of Khumbu Icefall, ca.5600 m, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/A3DH4T/viennese-climber-geri-winkler-on-a-ladder-overcoming-a-crevasse-of-A3DH4T.jpg)