Following the 1952 Swiss Mount Everest expedition it was suggested that Lho La (South Pass) was an unsatisfactory name because it lies to the west of Everest and it would better be renamed Khumbu La because it led up from the Khumbu Glacier. This would allow the South Col to be called Lho La as it is the col south of Everest and between it and Lhotse. Unfortunately the Nangpa La had been called the Khumbu La in the past and was still sometimes being called by that name. British sentiment was against the proposed name changes and the new names never stuck.