Interesting Facts on Mt. Everest
The highest peak is called North Conjur.
Mt.Everest isn't the hardest mountain to climb.
Mt.Everest is nearly 2000 meters higher than the second highest mountain
highest mountain in the world.
In 1970 the first man ever skied down Mt.Everest.
The mountain attracts many climbers.
The first ascent was May 29, 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
It is over 60 million years old and Everest was formed by the movement of the Indian tectonic plate pushing up and against the Asian plate.
Everest is 29035 or 8848 meters high.
Mount Everest is over 60 million years old and is 8848 metres high .
The average expedition takes about 39 days.
Southern part of Everest is regarded as one of the hidden valleys of refuge.
A person living at sea level that climbs above death zone would lose consciousness in 2 to 3 minutes if not wearing an oxygen mask.
Higher points than 8000 meters is considered the Death Zone .
English people named Mt. Everest after George Everest.
It takes 40 days to climb Mt. Everest and adjust to the altitude.
It takes around 12 hours to climb the final mile from the highest camp to the summit.
An Indian woman who lost her leg after been thrown off a moving train two years ago was the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest.
Two Sherpas,Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi hold the joint record for the Everest ascents.The pair have each managed to reach the summit an impressive 21 times!
Mount Everest is 8,848 metres and the highest mountain on earth .Often referred to as the "roof of the mountain".
The youngest person to climb mount Everest was a thirteen year old girl called Malavath Poorna. and she climbed it on the 25th of may 2010.
Everest is getting taller by a 1 inch every year.