Īnatoli Boukreev found a body hanging from ropes at the base of the step in 1996, according to his book The Climb. In some climbing seasons after heavy snowfall, the rock face could be bypassed with snow/ice climbing. One expedition noted that climbing the Hillary Step was "strenuous" but did offer some protection from the elements. An unaided climb was rated as a Class 4 rock climb-but in the death zone. Ĭlimbing the Hillary Step had the danger of a 3,000-metre (10,000 ft) drop on the right (when going up) and an 2,400-metre (8,000 ft) drop on the left. The rock face was destroyed by an earthquake that struck the region in 2015.
Located on the southeast ridge, halfway between the " South Summit" and the true summit, the Hillary Step was the most technically difficult part of the typical Nepal-side Everest climb and the last real challenge before reaching the top of the mountain. The Hillary Step was a nearly vertical rock face with a height of around 12 metres (40 ft) located near the summit of Mount Everest, about 8,790 metres (28,839 ft) above sea level. This is looking at the Step from the West looking east to its side In this pre-2015 view of Mount Everest, the high point is the summit to the right of the summit, the southeast ridge slopes down to the Hillary Step, and then rises up to the South Summit.
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