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4.2 mi one way · 6,836 ft of climbing · Sagarmatha National Park

Southwest Ridge Route

$59
Highest point Ama Dablam, 21,850 ft. Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

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Southwest Ridge Route · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Southwest Ridge Route trail

The Southwest Ridge Route route in Sagarmatha National Park measures 4.2 miles and gains 6,836 feet, with a low point of 14,980 feet and a high point of 21,850 feet. That works out to 1,628 feet of gain per mile on average. The 4.2 miles is the one-way distance of the drawn route. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Lobuche, about 6.6 miles away.

The area

Sagarmāthā National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that was established in 1976 and encompasses an area of 1,148 km2 (443 sq mi) in the Solukhumbu District. It ranges in elevation from 2,845 to 8,848 m (9, 334 to 29, 029 ft) and includes Mount Everest.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Yak Campmi 1.7
  • Camp 2.9mi 3.9

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Southwest Ridge Route print

What sizes does the Southwest Ridge Route poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Southwest Ridge Route track.
How hard is Southwest Ridge Route?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 4.2 mi one way with 6,836 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Trail geometry and place names for this print: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles. The derived trail dataset is published at /open-data.