About Mt. Everest
Map of Nepal
Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Base Camp 5364m/17 598ft about sea level
The Summit is 8848m/29,029ft above sea level – or the equivalent to the size of almost 20 Empire State Buildings – or just below the cruising height of a jet
Mt. Everest rises a few millimeters each year due to geological forces
Part of the Himalayan Mountain Range – it straddles the border of Nepal and Tibet. From the summit India, Tibet and Nepal are all visible.
Approximately 60 million years old
Named after Sir George Everest a British Surveyor-General of India who was the first person to record the height and location of Mt Everest. Previously known as Peak 15.
Also called "Chomolungma" by Tibetans and Sherpas, which means "Mother Goddess of the Earth." And “Sagarmatha” (Goddess of the Sky) in Nepal
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit Everest on May 29th 1953
Map of Nepal
Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Base Camp 5364m/17 598ft about sea level
The Summit is 8848m/29,029ft above sea level – or the equivalent to the size of almost 20 Empire State Buildings – or just below the cruising height of a jet
Mt. Everest rises a few millimeters each year due to geological forces
Part of the Himalayan Mountain Range – it straddles the border of Nepal and Tibet. From the summit India, Tibet and Nepal are all visible.
Approximately 60 million years old
Named after Sir George Everest a British Surveyor-General of India who was the first person to record the height and location of Mt Everest. Previously known as Peak 15.
Also called "Chomolungma" by Tibetans and Sherpas, which means "Mother Goddess of the Earth." And “Sagarmatha” (Goddess of the Sky) in Nepal
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit Everest on May 29th 1953
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