On the Lhotse Face

Chip pauses for a photograph as members of his group ascend the Lhotse Face beneath him. In the background behind the group, the Khumbu glacier flows toward Base Camp. (Learn more)

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Three-quarters of the way up Lhotse Face lies Camp III, at 23,700 feet. The climbers will pause at Camp III to recuperate and acclimate before pushing on to Camp IV, at 26,300 feet, a strenuous climb that typically takes four to eight hours.

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