The Western Cwm (/kuːm/) is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face of Mount Everest. It was...

up cwm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cwm or cŵm may refer to: Cwm (landform), a rounded, glaciated valley, also known as a corrie or cirque Cwm, a...

by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. This entailed negotiating the Western Cwm and the flank of Lhotse to the South Col, then up the southeast ridge...

the Western Cwm to the base of the Lhotse face, where Camp II or Advanced Base Camp (ABC) is established at 6,500 m (21,300 ft). The Western Cwm is a...

Col between it and Everest. Lhotse's Western Face, recessed behind the head of the Khumbu Glacier in the Western Cwm, plays an integral part in the standard...

are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic: coire, meaning a pot or cauldron) and cwm (Welsh for 'valley'; pronounced [kʊm]). A cirque may also be a similarly...

Icefall is located at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 meters (17,999 feet) on the Nepali...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

glacier is in the Western Cwm near Everest. The glacier has a large icefall, the Khumbu Icefall, at the west end of the lower Western Cwm. This icefall is...

used rock climbing techniques to put fixed ropes up the face from the Western Cwm to just below the South Summit. A key aspect of the success of the climb...

performed by helicopter. Following his helicopter evacuation from the Western Cwm, his right arm was amputated halfway between the elbow and wrist. All...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

lesser peaks were climbed for the first time and a southern route up the Western CWM was identified as a possible line of approach if Nepal could ever be...

45 Destination Himalaya    Nepal Fall Between Camps I and II in the Western Cwm DaRita Sherpa May 5, 2013 37 International Mountain Guides    Nepal Suspected...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

Icefalls Khumbu Dams, barrages Koshi Barrage Related topics Gorakshep Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal Kali Gandaki Gorge Western Cwm Barun Valley Chatra Gorge...

the Himalayan Club, arrived in Kathmandu to help carry loads to the Western Cwm and the South Col. They were led by their Sirdar, Tenzing Norgay, who...

entry into the Western Cwm via Lho La. Both were dismissed as impractical, though Shipton did decide that an ascent from the Western Cwm would be possible...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

Zealand reconnaissance climbed the Khumbu Icefall and reached the elusive Western Cwm, proving that Everest could be climbed from Nepal. The Nepalese government...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

Mount Everest from Nepal concluding that the one via the Khumbu Icefall, Western Cwm and South Col was the only feasible choice. This route was then used...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

only one they considered feasible was the one via the Khumbu Icefall, Western Cwm and South Col. In 1952, while the Swiss were making an attempt on the...

La(Chinese: 洛拉山坳) is a col on the border between Nepal and Tibet north of the Western Cwm, near Mount Everest. It is at the lowest point of the West Ridge of the...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...

Icefalls Khumbu Dams, barrages Koshi Barrage Related topics Gorakshep Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal Kali Gandaki Gorge Western Cwm Barun Valley Chatra Gorge...

with steep edges on some sides, like a corrie or cirque, such as the Western Cwm of Mount Everest. It is also sometimes used, by way of more recent borrowing...

South Col South Summit Three Pinnacles Three Steps "Green Boots cave" Western Cwm Expeditions 1921 British reconnaissance 1922 British 1924 British (Affair...