Mount Everest: Reaching New Heights
Aasiyah A., Morenike A., and Kiara R.
Things To Know
- Located in the Manalangur section of the Himalayas
- 29,028 feet high
- Was formed about 60 million years ago
- Latitude 27 degrees 59' N, Longitude 56 degrees 56' E
Ascents
- First Ascent: May 5, 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
- First Solo Ascent: August 20, 1980 by Reinhold Messner
- First Winter Ascent: February 17, 1980 by L. Cichy and K. Weilicki
- First Ascent by an American: May 1, 1963 by James Whitaker
- First Ascent by a Woman: May 16, 1975 by Junko Tabei
- First Ascent by an American Woman: September 29, 1988 by Stacey Allison
- First Ascent Without Oxygen: May 8, 1978 by Reinhold Messner and Pater Habeler
- First Ascent by Legally Blind Person: May 25, 2001 by Erik Weihenmeyer
Fun Facts
- The name for Mt. Everest in Nepal is Sagarmatha meaning goddess of the sky.
- The name for Mt. Everest in Tibet is Chomolungma meaning mother goddess of the universe.
- Mt. Everest was named after Sir George Everest in 1865, the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15.
- Sir George Everest was the first person to record the height and location of Mt. Everest, this is where Mt. "Everest" got its name from in American language.
- Mt. Everest is the 5th tallest mountain measured from the center of the earth.
- George Mallory was a British climber who might've reached the summit before disappearing in 1924.
- Conrad Anker discovered the body of George Mallory while climbing Mt. Everest.
- Mt. Everest rises a few millimeters each year due to geological forces.
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