South Summit (Mount Everest) weather and for a typical climber using bottled oxygen in the early 21st century, it is a favored spot to change oxygen bottles. South Summit (Mount Everest) The South Summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the second-highest peak on Earth, and is a subsidiary peak to the primary peak of Mount Everest. Although its elevation above sea level of is higher than the second-highest mountain on Earth, K2 (whose summit is above sea level), it is only considered a separate peak and not a separate mountain as its prominence is only 11 meters. The peak is a dome-shaped
Mount Everest in 2013 Sudarshan Gautam, who was descending the mountain after becoming the first person without arms to summit Everest without using prosthetics. Gautam was rescued after collapsing near Camp 3. On 21 May 2013 a team from Lawrence School Sanawar climbed Mt. Everest. The first school to do this globally. On 21 May, Arunima Sinha became the first female amputee to summit Everest. Phurba Tashi completed his 21st summit in May, a total equal to the record held by Apa Sherpa. On 27 April, three climbers were attacked by a group of 100 Sherpas at 21,000 feet elevation. The event was seen