Valley of Silence

Nepal / Sankhuwasabha / Khandbari /
 valley, glacier
Valley of Silence / Western Cwm

The Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face of Mount Everest. It was named by George Mallory when he saw it in 1921 as part of the British Reconnaissance Expedition that was the first to explore the upper sections of Everest, searching for routes for future summit attempts. Cwm is Welsh for "valley".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Cwm
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   27°58'32"N   86°53'53"E

Comments

  • People died here during the trip up with Jon K
  • can ne one tell which route to take from here ??
  • No, They died up at the South Col... did you even read the book? Western Cwm isn't even that high up.
  • yeah just go straight to the right and then around the mountain
  • LMAO at the above comment
This article was last modified 6 years ago