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
1924 British Mount Everest expedition calculating the risks. How and where exactly the two climbers lost their lives is still unknown, though Mallory's body was found in 1999. Modern climbers who take a very similar route start their summit bid from high camp at around midnight to avoid the risk of a second night on the descent or a highly risky bivouac without the protection of a tent. They also use headlamps during the dark, a technology which was not used by the early British climbers. 1924 British Mount Everest expedition The 1924 British Mount Everest expedition was—after the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition—the second