Ladder Transitioning

Ladder Transitioning is a skill neccessary to traverse the cliff between Camp 2 and Advanced Base Camp (Camp 3), as well as to the summit form Camp 4. There are three types of ladder transitions.

Direct Transition
This is the simplest type of transition between a "bridge" ladder and a vertical ladder, where the horizontal ladder fully allows the transition to or from the vertical ladder. All you have to do is walk straight onto the next ladder.

Flick Transition
This is a tricky transition for beginners and results in many deaths at the Overhang Transition. To get across, you must perform a ladder flick, or alternatively, climb to the top of the ladder, and drop sideways onto the horizontal ladder, usually using shift lock. This type of transition is very popular near the summit so it is paramount to master them.

Bottomless Transition
This is a transition that goes from a horizontal ladder to a vertical ladder, but the horizontal one does not reach across the width of the vertical one. There are two on Mt. Everest, namely the Ladder transition of OMEGA DOOM and the one at The Jungle.