Some Facts On The Mount Everest

From the height of 8,840 meters, Mount Everest dominates the Himalayas and also the rest of the landscape on the border between Tibet and Nepal. Situated between Arun River and its tributary, the Sun Kosi, this mountain is surrounded by three peaks over 8,000 m: Lhotse (8,501 m), Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Makalu (8,463 m). The set is called "Chomolungma-Himal." Everest, consisting of fragments of Tibetan and Indian plate, appeared to form the Himalayas by the collision, in the late Tertiary era.

At the foot of the southern slope two valleys extend huge glaciers: the Imja glacier and the Khumbu Glacier, through which the south face of the mountain can be seen. From the height of 5,700m, one enters the realm of perpetual snow.

When Tibetans fled into exile to the Nepalese side, they were given the name of sherpas. The Sherpas are famous for their skills as porters and climbers. Before the advent of tourism, their economic earnings were based exclusively on agriculture and trade. Some of the settlements at high altitudes are prosperous because of their role as traders between Nepal and Tibet in the ancient past.

All the nations have attempted their conquest, but the Everest resisted until 1953 and many climbers paid with their lives. Initiated in 1907, the first British expeditions were disrupted by World War I and did not resume until 1921. With the opening of the Tibetan border, seven British expeditions set out to conquer the north face of Everest. After the disappearance of two mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924, the Dalai Lama banned further attempts until 1933.

Thereafter expeditions followed, suspended again by the Second World War. In 1950, closing its borders Tibet, the attempts to conquest Everest started from Nepal. The May 29, 1953, a New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing Norgay defeated the tallest mountain by conquering it.

After that, thousands of attempts have been made and only half of them have been successful. To take on the highest mountain of the world, you require a good trekking outfitter in Nepal.