Standing Majestically at over 8,848m (29,000ft), Mt Everest is the Highest Mountain in the World crowning as the World’s Wonder. Located in Mahalangur Sub range of the Himalayas sharing the border with China, Mt Everest shares its radius with 14 more World’s highest peak over 8,000m. Mt Everest is also known as SAGARMATHA in Nepali Language which means “GODDESS OF THE SKY” whereas is called CHOMOLUNGMA in Tibetan Language which means “MOTHER GODDESS OF THE UNIVERSE”.
Mt Everest attracts experienced mountaineers as well as less-seasoned climbers who typically enlist guides known as SHERPAS. Sherpa’s are the Native people of High Mountains region in Nepal. Serving the climbers in extreme Altitude, Sherpa’s has got extreme climbing ability which is the result of Genetic Adaption to live in High Altitude scientifically can also say “ Unique Haemoglobin-Binding Capacity and Double nitric oxide Production”.
New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are credited as the first Summiteers of Mt Everest in 1953 A.D. Prior to their Ascent, numerous mountaineers attempted to summit Mount Everest, including George Mallory who discovered the north Pole to the summit in 1921 and George finch, who reached an altitude over 27,000ft (8,230m) using Oxygen for the first time in 1922.
Weather Condition in Everest is at Extreme Level. The Coldest month is January where the temperature reach at lowest of it (-60 Degree) and the warmest is on July where the average temperature reach at around -7 Degree. In Addition to the dangerously Cold temperatures, the wind and precipitation also plays the part of ADD-ON in Everest. Constant Wind and Moisture blow in from Indian Ocean brings frequent storms and heavy cloud over from June to September. From November to February, extreme winds blow in force of hurricane up to 177 miles/hr which often carry ice sand and stone.
Everest Milestones
