Facts about Mount Everest

Facts about Mount Everest
Mount Everest - also called Qomolangma Peak or Mount Chomolungma - is the highest mountain on Earth, and the highest point on the Earth’s continental crust, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft).

Everest was formed about 60 million years ago.

First man who ascent Everest: Sir Edmund Hillary, NZ and Tenzing Norgay, NP, via the South Col Route in May 29,1953.

Mt. Everest rises a few milimeters each year due to geological forces.

First person to summit Everest twice was Nawang Gombu-Nepal(once with Whitaker in ‘63,and again two years later in ‘65)Gombu now works for the Himalayan mountaineering institute.

About 120 corpses remain on Everest.