Mount Everest also known as Sagarmatha or Chomolungma. It is located in the Himalayas its peak is 29,035 ft/8,848 meters above sea level, which makes it is earth's highest mountain.
It holds the world record for the worlds highest mountain above sea level. In 1802 the British began the great trigonometric survey of India to determine the location and names of the worlds highest mountains. At the higher areas of Mount Everest climbers reaching the summit typically spend a substantial amount of time within the death zone (altitudes higher than 8,000 meters ) (26,000ft). Almost 6,500 people have reached the summit since the mountains first successful ascent and about 240 people have died . Sir Edmund Percival Hillary: Edmund Hillary was born on the 20 july 1919 and died on the 11 january 2008. Edmund was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 may 1953, Edmund and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay: Tenzing Norgay was born on the 29 May 1914 and died on the 9 May 1986. Tenzing was an indian and Nepalese Sherpa Mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, He was one of the first two individuals know to reach the summit o Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on` 29 May 1953. |