Mount Everest North Ridge Climbing Route in 3D

A 3D fly through of the North Col/North Ridge route on Mt Everest from base camp all the way to the summit, showing the positions off the camps and the high point I reached in 2010. Experience in 9 minutes what takes 60 days on the mountain!
Read about my attempted summit day at:
axeoneverest.com/2011/05/30/da...
I returned in 2012 and managed to reach the summit - you can read about that here:
axeoneverest.com/2012/05/24/ma...
I also made a 3D of the more commonly climbed Southeast ridge route in Nepal see below link: • Mt Everest Southeast r...

[@MiffetBlue]

I’ve recently been watching mountaineering disaster videos and documentaries and I can’t tell you how happy I am that even though you got to 8300 meters you knew your limit and turned around. So many lives were lost due to Summit Fever and I’m over the moon that you weren’t one of them. You had the sense and mental fortitude to turn back and reach your goal a year later. Summiting is optional, getting down alive is mandatory. So so happy. ♥️

[@earlmaura670]

Thanks! This really made it easy..now I can take climbing Mt Everest off my bucket list.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Me too! What a relief lol

[@relevantinformation6655]

If you play this backwards, the descent is quite safe & quick as well. ⛑

[@prun8893]

My neighbour has a shrine to himself for climbing Mt Everest. He paid $25,000 to a company who planned the trip, cooked his food, carried all his supplies, arranged lines and placed new ones where needed. There were dedicated photography/video sherpas awaiting him at key points. There was a guide to follow him closely during the ascent and a sherpa that carried extra oxygen just for him. Tents were pre-erected at camps. He had very little climbing experience before hand. The photo of him on the summit is 4 feet tall at his house. He also has a water buffalo stuffed in his house. He paid a hunting lodge in Africa to take him out to shoot one. He accidentally informed me he didn't even have to get out of the Range Rover. Crap like this doesn't count unless you do it yourself. There's a line between adventurer and tourist.

[@aleksanderhiller7506]

Well, I assume he is not a sherpa that is biologically adapted to high altirudes and low oxygen levels. Climbing and summiting Mt. Everest, 800 metres above the death zone, is still an achievement that he should be proud of. That being said, the majority of Westerners would not be able to achieve this without the aid of the underpaid and often underapriciated Sherpas.

[@salvaje20]

Costs wayyy more than 25k so I call bullshit

[@prun8893]

@@salvaje20 In the 1990's, dumbchit.

[@micheleberaudo5629]

This is the North ridge, not the mainstream South ridge that your neighbour has climbed

[@melodychest9020]

Well unless they carry you to the summit, it is still a monumental achievement for a non professional mountaineer. One would naturally be proud.Not in favour of hunting though as that is so unfair .. gun against unarmed animal .. that's pathetic I agree.

[@bridgetdavis9752]

Loving this in 2023. Congrats on getting that high!

[@banger181]

Well done on getting into the Death Zone, turning around when you did and getting home safe. Congratulations on an all-round superb effort. And nice vid too btw.

[@irishpsalteri]

So good to finally understand this visually.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

I was feeling very weak and the wind speed was very strong, my fingers were starting to freeze and it was all not very nice so I turned back. I returned this year and reached the summit - you can read more in my blog - the website link attached above.

[@fernandol1307]

Fantastic.....

[@rajivdev6025]

Amazing

[@RedCandles_]

How much $ did all that run you??

[@melodiefrances3898]

Takes a brave man or woman to know when to turn around. So glad you were ultimately able to summit, but I am almost more impressed that you were able to turn around.

[@maheshmahe2257]

Brother take me there

[@barsaf9989]

The summit is labeled "half way point." I laughed and was like, nice joke. Then I'm like, oh wait that's right because you have to go back down lol!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Ricky - well done on getting to Camp 3 also! I really struggled in 2011 as got sick with HAPE earlier on which I never recovered from all expedition. I went back in 2012 and reached the summit on the morning of 19 May. Good luck for your return and thanks for the comments!

[@MiraGOO]

Nub i summit lhotse 3 time

[@Anonymous-jo2no]

Man thanks for making this video. I don't want to risk my life simply for climbing a mountain - watching a video of it is all I would do.

[@27dforce]

You are for sure a very smart and educated climber and a disciplined one too! It is very easy to lose focus up there when you’re so close. All too many times, people who get that close will opt to push for the summit. It takes discipline and the knowledge of ones body to know when is when. Great video and I hope you make it to the top of the world, as climbers like you deserve that moment, and it’ll come if it hasn’t already been accomplished! Good luck and stay safe!

[@climbeverest]

Even those who have made wise decisions in the past, make mistakes in the future. The past is no guarantee of future psychology.

[@sleeve51]

This is one sensational video. A must see for all that love mountains and the "Mother of all Mountains". Everest!

[@JulieDodgshon]

Wow! Thanks for that, I feel a bit closer to knowing the journey you & other amazing climbers take!

[@ashokdilwali1949]

absolutely mind boggling! Incredible is the word. Thanks.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thanks Laksman and all the best for your dream!

[@VTPSTTU]

This route looks less terrifying than going through the icefall on the south side.

[@wspaik2]

Amazing Video - I really love to follow all the way through. Thank you for posting this !!

[@matthewsgouros1610]

Beautiful video and music! Congratulations on successfully reaching the summit on your next attempt. I'm glad you returned to give it another try.

[@fragelicious]

Thank you for helping me contrast the two routes finally. I mistakenly thought that a north face attempt required climbing up the western ridge and got confused by the mistaken belief that the steps 1,2, and three were only used by the south face climbers. but now clearly see that both approaches converge below those steps, referenced so often on the southern more common approach videos. thanks for taking the time to teach people with this video about such a magnificent part of our world. your awsome.

[@liveandlearn515]

Hi, A little correction. The South Face climbers do not go through the Steps 1,2 and 3. The South Col and North route ( described in this video) converge only at the Summit of Mt. Everest. South face climbers only have the Hillary step, which has gotten much easier now, as they have found a way around it.

[@sueneilson896]

The two routes share nothing.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Jodie, I just saw your channel. With the challenges you face then climbing Everest would seem so difficult I think. You seem very brave and very talented at making video's as well! I wish you all the best Jodie and thanks for dropping by. Axe

[@dirks6550]

Ok been there, and done that. Thanks. Doesn't seem that tough. LOL

[@bluesmills]

Absolutely wonderful

[@johnrion3232]

Between camp 3 and the summit there’s something like 20 bodies, and down the cliff face beneath the steps is the rainbow valley. Called that due to the different colors of down suits scattered across the valley, lots and lots of corpses: something like 150 on the north side

[@hooked783]

man congratulations to me you are a hero for getting that far

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Banger, thank you for watching, your nice comments I and glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeremyroberts39]

Beautiful film n beautiful music...loved it

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

wow...I mean you were close! I'm sure the rest of the way was extremely hard to climb, but you looked close to the summit. Thanks for sharing. FULL RESPECT goes to you and your team.

[@samsignorelli]

Not really close...the summit is 300 meters higher than his high point....he didn't even make it to the NE ridge, and the Three Steps are no joke. That's a lot of climbing.

[@Gay1Guy]

Wow that was amazing I really felt it!

[@jmthalen]

Fantastic animation!!!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hello Tom - I used google earth to create this flythrough. You can email me or contact me through my website mentioned at the end of the video to find out more info! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Steve, thanks for the nice comment!

[@Greg_call]

Awesome! Amazing those that climb Everest! Hats off to all the climbers around the world!

[@9090Glenn]

you can sense your exhilaration at having achieved the 8150m mark and one and the same time your utter crushing disappointment and longing to have gone on to the summit - those 3 steps look very nasty - like sheer rock face covered in ICE - you were FAR from the summit still even though it seems like you were "close" the actual effort required to have made it there would have been tremendous - nice video

[@gnedelcu7]

Peace! Thank you. Splendid. Regards.

[@GalderIncarnate]

"The Half Way Point"...still have to go back down. Incredible...

[@gregkosinski2303]

The nice thing is that at that point, if you happen to have a set of skis, you can make it back down much quicker.

[@GalderIncarnate]

@@gregkosinski2303 With 20-30lbs being about the max you should carry to the actual summit, people don't carry an additional 10lbs of just about anything at that altitude and incline, much less 6' long skis strapped to a backpack. A very small handful of chads have done it though. Hans Kammerlander holds the title currently and that mfer even did it without oxygen which is ludicrous in itself.

[@lumker]

Beautiful and awe-inspiring video... I hope some day to make a trip there, even if for some reason I cannot make it to the summit.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Glad you enjoyed it and all the best for your own adventure to this beautiful place.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Nice idea - a little difficult for me to do this with Google Earth as I was using the fly through option, will play around with your idea for my next video's!

[@genkikidsjapan]

You chose awesome background music...exactly what I would have chosen...wow! Last of the Mohicans

[@melodymacken9788]

2022. Brilliant.

[@christophlieding734]

Cool brother Grant, glad you had a good time. Ill go there after I am done here.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thanks Christopher and safe travels!

[@FejDelvahe]

Increíble, ver toda la subida al Everest desde el lado norte sin nieve.

[@MrTosetti]

Fine business . Thank you for your time !

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi there and thanks for the message. One of the songs is from Last of the Mohican's actually. Regards, Axe

[@crosstimbers2]

The first song is the version of "The Gael" recorded for the last of the Mohicans. For another version look up the one by the Hot Violinist on YT.

[@panchampatel1]

One Day I will see you Everest. Thanks for sharing this great video. It made easier to understand. :) It seems like that from bingeing to Changeste Base Camp I can ride my dirt bike.

[@gophercatcher9451]

unbelieavable how a human being can climb that mountain, 27k feet plus? i wish i could meet 1 person who climbed Everest. Nice music, i keep coming back to watch it from time to time. it's my favorite!

[@ajaykumar-fl3nm]

I met a guy when i studied in nepal named tengrath sherpa, he summited everest in 2004 and he used to tell me what a behemoth of a mountain it is and it feels like being in a different planet at that altitude and it all feels like a dream but a very dangerous dream in which u have to stay awake and mind every step you take, slight slip would send you down the mountaing into the roaring abyss of the long spread himalayas.the main objective was not only reaching the summit but getting the heck down, after the tiring climb to the top and thats when the clock starts to tick lying ahead unpredictable weather, fear of avalanches,your body is shutting down slowly and u see slopes and icefalls u have to traverse through the body criea for help after spending time at the death zone where oxygen is depeleted making your brain go awry. To get down and go back home and recoup your body and the thought of the times that were spent in the mountain inspite of the hardwork it took to finally reach the top and see the curvature earth and the entire himalayas to sudden realization that you are at the top of the world, This feeling will forever be haunting me to see the view that only few people in this world has seen is something else.

[@24rkumar]

Amazing!!

[@XMLMaestro]

Thanks for the wonderful video. Interesting to see that most of the way there is no ice or snow. However, i read that north side of the Everest has usually bad weather.

[@nachom1971]

Lots of permafrost. Most of what you see as dirt is mostly dirty glacier ice covered in dust and gravel. .

[@franknstein9069]

Thanks for a great video, very interesting and informative. Congratulations that you reached 8350M.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

+Frank N Stein Thanks Frank - the following year in 2012 I managed to reach 8848m!

[@franknstein9069]

+Grant “Axe” Rawlinson Well done.

[@msmarisela2010]

+Grant “Axe” Rawlinson didn't you reach the everest in yr 2012?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

yes it was 2012.

[@ThePolishTraveller]

awsome - loved the 'mt everest - half way point' :) hopefully will be there 2013 or 14 depending on my money saving skills ;) next week io'm off to anchorage and mckinley!

[@tuco1099]

can we have one of the approaches from south col/western ridge/pinnacles too?

[@tuco1099]

This is great. Any chance you can add a few more features, like Mushroon rock or 'green boots cave' etc

[@charlesbyrd1957]

Green boots has been moved and he’s on the South Col route....not this one

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thanks! music is a personal choice but I like find these songs very appropriate for this particular video :)

[@gingerbread6614]

Wow that was great. Thank you

[@anshulsaprey841]

Simple wow. Let me grasp courage to try my Everest journey

[@nigelio3]

Love the Last of the Mohicans music.

[@19Kamau79]

Epic music, epic route and epic work to reach last camp!!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thank you :)

[@nickwyche6448]

brilliant. Just read 'into the Silence' by Wade Davis, and have pictured this route many times in my head. What are the two pieces of music playing? And which motion picture used the first one? Read the above book. You will not be disappointed.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hello Mahamad, It is very tough to walk, climb, breath, even sit and tie your shoe laces at high altitude. It is fantastic to have big dreams, but I would suggest you take small steps on your way to your goal. Gain experience mountaineering and also progressively trekking or climbing to higher altitudes first. There is many commercial teams who you can join up with which you can find on the internet. Good luck and have a wonderful adventure!

[@pattiquinn2424]

This is very cool.

[@27dforce]

Agree! K2 is one of the most Technical Mountains to climb. Let's not forget Nanga Parbat. But I do agree that that K2 and everest are different climbs for sure. I was just making the point that, man, everest is still a very hard mountain.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Saeed17 - I have tried a few times to change the settings but cannot work out how to do it in KZbin. If you can tell me how to change the settings I would gladly do it.

[@mamadoundiaye7252]

I tried climbing Everest from the north side but got to the 3rd step but I got out because I was exhausted and cold I was so close to the top .. I try again but this time from the south side

[@ironman127b]

the music makes me feel like im actually doing the journey!!

[@samstewart4807]

Hi very nice video. The music fits. What is the name of the music at 1.30?

[@lisaschuster9187]

Wow. Your high point - good for you!!

[@George-mn6ps]

I liked the video a lot! I didn't see any debris from past expeditions?

[@Muddybhoy]

I love the North Col route!

[@gamma_dablam]

The walk to advanced base camp is long as all hell for the altitude. Wow

[@callmeishmael3031]

The south route simulation is much easier to read. I couldn't read a lot of the markers on this one. I also wish a lot of this was speeded up. Four to five minutes for a video like this is good. Nine minutes is pushing my patience way too much. I ended up skipping through a lot. Just a friendly technical critique. I do appreciate what's been done here.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

+Callme Ishmael I agree with you completely! This was the first 3d fly through I made - since this time I have tried to make them faster and shorter with more interesting captions - (see my K2 fly through) - appreciate your comments.

[@mattxr2i]

+Callme Ishmael I would also suggest less of the swinging left and right.

[@banavathsandhya9283]

+Grant “Axe” Rawlinson what

[@fastpctv2012]

+Callme Ishmael ...............you can speed up the video by clicking the gear- icon on the lower right of the screen and choose 1.25, 1.5 (no-audio) or 2.0 playback speed.

[@banavathsandhya9283]

Lee Carrillo

[@graemedurie9094]

I know nothing about climbing, but enjoyed this video for the way it clearly showed the route being taken to reach the summit. Given that, it looked to me as though the climb to the Changste Base Camp was pretty straightforward, but from there on was very difficult - perhaps more so than the southern route. Is that a fair assessment? I'd have preferred larger captions - found these very hard to read quickly and this distracted me from watching.

[@anujthaker8741]

Great video. Superb music.. Can you share the link of music used in video?

[@alansmith6376]

Excellent music choice.

[@longdark4ever]

Holy Crap I knew it was a long hike just to get to the base but wow that was pretty far. I know I would never survive the climb but this tour was cool. Thanx for posting.

[@blinderII]

On average, how long does it take to get to the top from the first base camp?

[@zackwilliams9960]

Just a couple of curious questions and no disrespect meant. When looking at the animation is green boots cave to the right and below the arrow? Aslo sleeping bueaty's original resting place, was she to left of the arrow indicating the first step? I had just read that she was in a similar location to Green Boots and David Sharp.

[@rosangelagonzaga2749]

Nossa, esta rota é só para os fortes corajosos mesmo. Parabéns aos alpinistas que se arriscam nesta natureza solitária. 💪

[@tomvandeplassche]

can you say me how to make this routes. thanks

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hello Tuco, I have not climbed by the SOuth Col route, but will attempt to make the same thing for that route over the next week or two. Stay tuned. Regards, Grant.

[@stevet8121]

I may take a week's vacation and give it a go!

[@johankjr4184]

Great Video Do you use Google Earth Pro or normal Google Earth? What is the name of the song at the Advanced Basecamp?

[@therichyalf]

The south route looks like it has much more gravel and snow free sections. Has anyone ever gone up one side and down the other?Is it the highest mountain? I have heard that the Andes stick out farther from the earth's center ergo its highest mountain is the actual highest on the planet. Also if you consider the vertical height from base to summit, Mona Loa has the greatest distance from top to bottom.

[@nachom1971]

It doesn't look so technical from Tibet yet it seems way longer, you spend more time at higher altitudes and farther away from any help most of the time than in the south route. It must be amazing to do mixed climb from one side and return from the other. Has anyone done this?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Yes doing a full traverse would be awesome but the problem with this is that the border of tibet and nepal is on the summit and getting permission to ascend one route and descend the other side is practically impossible it seems these days.

[@user-rj8sq3ps6x]

How many kilometers is this trail from base camp to the top?

[@mannylieberman2574]

Would love to know the name of the song, artist, and composer of the music that begins at 6:15. It musically matches the beauty of your visuals.

[@tfp0052]

Not seeing any glaciers, especially early on, just the ravines left by the glaciers! Also, music, please?

[@tirepunk7367]

whats with the weaving side to side....dizzy now. thanks

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Nick, I have not read this book but must check it out thanks for the reference!

[@sweetysullaniya2015]

It's wonderful

[@Eddiesilence]

Wow, why is base camp so far from the mountain? I expected it to be at the base of Everest, but it's somewhere near Ipswich.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Edwin - basecamp is at the foot of the mighty Rongbuk Glacier and at the end of the road head. After basecamp you are on the ice of glacier so not a good spot for basecamp and vehicles to access.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Is it "easier" to do when there is less snow? Just wondering ...

[@hafidabenbouchta3490]

If it is like this i can climb it in 12 hours, if i am wrong, can any one tell me

[@mahamadkamal3858]

now am going to nepal in october just crossing to tibet, i have no training in climbing. is it possible to climb in a group up till death point and back, or is it still fatal in extreme weather conditions and altitude sickness. how much will it cost to make these arrangements

[@y8r113]

What's the furthest you're allowed to drive to? Advanced base camp

[@E46SC3]

Where is Green Boots cave located at? Is it around the 1st step location you have marked at 8,500m? Why is it that some photos of him seem to have him facing a different direction?

[@neongirluk]

E46SC3 They were taken from the South col route.

[@shawnoneil2046]

Why has no one taken the ridgeline from the back, all the way up the north side ? It appears as if it's one easy straight shot.

[@govindagovindaji4662]

Just WOW!! This is FANTASTIC!! Yes, I had to shout that. I have been absorbing everything Everest for days now and have not gotten a real feel for what these climbers go through to climb (and camp) until watching this video!! Now I can go back and make heads and tails of what they're talking about with references to the different areas, parts, difficulties, altitudes, etc. and understand much, much better. Thanks so very much for this. Any way to do the same video but slow it down some? Especially from camp 4 to the Summit? Also, everyone mentions the heights and hours it takes to climb them, but never in terms of miles. I'd love to know the difference of miles between given points, since sometimes climbers are walking across and not up, its difficult to translate just from feet heights. Again, thanks ~ this is going to make watching these other adventures much, much more interesting!!

[@Kariakas]

Well done.

[@taritrai6173]

How many sections were actually technical where you had a very steep gradient ? I've heard most of the route is non-technical and right before the summit camp and the hillary steps it gets quite technical.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Tarit - Hillary step etc is on the south side of Everest - this video is the North side in Tibet. Neither the South side or the North Side are very technical - but they make up for that with the altitude. The North side summit day has more steeper and exposed climbing than the south side. You can read my summit day report with pictures here: axeoneverest.com/2012/05/24/may-24-climb-to-the-roof-of-the-world/

[@saeed17]

Can you make this video available on mobile devices too please?