everest

     

Mount Everest, also calle Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, in Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰 Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) or Sagarmatha (Nepali: सगरमाथा meaning Ocean Head) is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level, which is 8,848 metres (29,029 feet). The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China.

Trivia about everest

  • Until this peak was scaled in 1953, Annapurna was the highest mountain climbed
  • In 1996 David Breashears led an IMAX film crew to the top of this Himalayan peak
  • Annapurna was the highest mountain climbed until this peak was scaled in 1953
  • 11 people perished climbing this mountain in 2006, its deadliest season since 15 died in 1996
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