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S A G A R M A T H A
"Goddess of the Sky"
The Summit
Summit Facts
The statistics of altitude.
8,849m
Height (29,031.7 ft)
11,346
Successful summits (through 2023)
310
Deaths on the mountain
60-70M
Years old (geology)
Did You Know?
Everest grows about 4 millimeters taller each year due to tectonic activity.
The summit is so high that jet streams hit it - winds can exceed 200 mph.
At the summit, there is only one-third of the oxygen available at sea level.
The Death Zone (above 8,000m) is so named because the human body cannot acclimatize there - it is slowly dying.
The mountain straddles the border of Nepal and Tibet (China). You can summit from either side.
There are over 200 bodies on Everest that cannot be retrieved - some serve as landmarks like 'Green Boots.'
The youngest person to summit was Jordan Romero (13 years old, 2010). The oldest was Yuichiro Miura (80 years old, 2013).
The Khumbu Icefall is considered the most dangerous section - it moves 3-4 feet per day.
Hillary Step, a 40-foot vertical rock wall near the summit, collapsed in the 2015 earthquake.
About 310 people have died on Everest (as of 2023). The mountain has been summited over 11,000 times.
Base Camp (South) sits at 17,598 ft (5,364m) - already higher than any point in the contiguous United States.
The first aerial survey of Everest was conducted in 1933 by two biplanes that flew over the summit.
Tenzing Norgay brought to the summit: a small Union Jack, the flag of Nepal, the flag of India, and a blue and red pencil from his daughter.
Hillary left behind a small crucifix given to him by expedition leader John Hunt.
Snow leopards have been spotted as high as 19,000 ft on Everest's slopes.
The Nepalese name 'Sagarmatha' means 'Goddess of the Sky.' The Tibetan name 'Chomolungma' means 'Mother Goddess of the World.'
The Western Cwm (pronounced 'coom') is also called the 'Valley of Silence' due to its windless bowl shape.
George Everest, for whom the mountain is named, never actually saw it. He pronounced his name 'Eve-rest' not 'Ever-est.'
A 1996 storm killed 8 climbers in one day - the deadliest single disaster until the 2014 avalanche killed 16 Sherpas.
Climbers lose an average of 10-15 pounds during an Everest expedition due to the extreme conditions.
🏔️ The Summit
Celebrating International Everest Day
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