Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) as seen from Kala Pattar
Elevation
8,848 metres (29,029 ft)
Ranked
1st
Location
Nepal,China
Range
Mahalangur Himal, Himalaya
Prominence
8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Coordinates
27°59′17″N, 86°55′31″ECoordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 27°59′17″N, 86°55′31″E[3]
First ascent
May 29, 1953
Edmund Hillary (New Zealand)
Tenzing Norgay (Nepal)
Easiest route
South Col (Nepal)
Mount Everest, also called Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan) or Sagarmatha (Nepali) is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China. By the end of the 2006 climbing season there had been 3,050 ascents to the summit by 2,062 individuals, and at least 630 more ascents in 2007.[citation needed] There have been more than 200 deaths on the mountain, where conditions are so difficult that most corpses have been left where they fell; some are visible from standard climbing routes.
Climbers range from experienced mountaineers to relative novices who count on their paid guides to get them to the top. This means climbers are a significant source of tourist revenue for Nepal, whose government also requires all prospective climbers to obtain an expensive permit, costing up to $25,000 (USD) per person.
some beautiful pitcure of Sagarmatha (Mount Everest)
Everest North Face, Tibet Everest and Nubtse from Kala Patthar
Everest from Kala patthar in Nepal
View of Mount Everest from the Rongbuk Monastery
Aerial view of Mount Everest from the south
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