Brains
Everest climbing season is here. ย Summits are about to be had. ย Lives are about to be changed forever… for better or for worse.
MOUNT EVEREST FACTS
1. ย Everest grows 4mm higher every year due to geologic uplift.
2. ย 1 in 10 successful summits ends in death.
3. ย Over 4,000 people have attempted to climb Everest.
4.ย George Everest, Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843, discovered Everest in 1841.
5. ย Mount Everest is also home to a very minute black jumping spider. These spiders hide in crevices and feed on frozen insects. Their food depends largely upon what is blown by the wind into a specific area. ย They live as high as 22,000 feet.
6. ย Over 300 people have died on Everest (exact number unknown).
7. In 2014, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered an avalanche at base camp that killed 16 Sherpa and climbersย and injured 61. This is the greatest tragedy ever seen on Everest.ย During 1996, around 15 people lost their lives while trying to descend from the summit of Mount Everest (the 3rd most in one year). ย In 2012, 11 people perished on Everest (the 4th most).
8.ย Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summitย Everest, on May 19, 1953.
9.ย Overย 2000ย people have reached the top of Everest.
10.ย There are around 120 dead bodies of climbers on the mountain.
11.ย Avalanches are the greatest cause of death for climbers scaling Everest (Avalanches at about a 2:1 ratio over falls).
12.ย The summit is just below the cruising height of a jet.
13.ย The youngest person to reach the summit was 13 and the oldest was 80ย (the same guy who skied Everest in 1971).
14.ย In Nepal the mountain is called Sagarmatha, meaningย ‘forehead of the sky’.
15.ย In Tibet, the mountain is known as Chomolungma for ‘mother of the universe’
16.ย It is the highest mountain in the world atย 29,035ย feet, although its exact height is often disputed.
17. ย Everest was created about 60 million years ago.
Mount Everest is the pride of Nepal but the news of people dying while climbing saddens our heart . It is recommended to hire a professional guide and not climb Mt Everest at any cost.
If someone wants to know about Nepali places to visit, guide , Nepali foods or common things related to Nepal here is a link for them : https://listnepal.com/
Everest with forming clouds photograph is absolutely breathtaking.
You know what irks me, they say that the height is disputed, leading me to believe that it’s not known 100%. How in the hell do we know the circumference of Earth, the temperature of the sun, etc, and not know the exact height of Everest.
You know what irks me, they say that the height is disputed, leading me to believe that it’s not known 100%. How in the hell do we know the circumference of Earth, the temperature of the sun, etc, and not know the exact height of Everest.
Well that was interesting… That spider is more brave than me!
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This is really helpful!!
Hello SnowBrains,
You make proud to all Nepali people by posting this article which is the real fact. Mount Everest is a pride of Nepali people. And Government of Nepal has even put a Picture of it in Every Nepali note; after the democracy.
Hi snow brain
It’s really good information you are sharing. But
There are more than 120 dead bodies of climbers on the mountain. please update again. thank you.
spide is very tough
wow wonderful ,
A tough spider.
Read more about Mount Everest and Nepal
Pretty awesome although I would add some more WOW facts
you are a bit werd
amazing facts : feel wonderful , it was a good info page about Mt. Everest.
Mt. Everest is the identity of Nepalese people which makes them proud. Know more at http://www.imnepal.com
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dude kids here were all kids at least i think were “all kids” but i am a kid an this is a kid website do not be so rudely inappropriate talking to u Conner.
not good at all i needed better facts
It helped on a history project and saahith is beast cuz he believes the same thing: that it is amazing!
this is amazing
Think positively you may get correct and exact rout
Because nothing is impossible for man
Expeaially to indians
very right
great facts love them
amazing facts
Awesome facts. The best knowledgeable part was the#13 i.eThe youngest person to reach summit was 13.
I have also found some more interesting facts about Everest here: http://geeksnation.org/x-facts-mount-everest/
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Yuichiro Miura is only 84 in 2016, and only 80 in 2013 not 88 as you state in the article.
Yuichiro Miura (ไธๆตฆ ้ไธ้ Miura Yลซichirล?, born October 12, 1932) is a Japanese alpinist who in 2003, at age 70, became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This record was later broken. However, on May 26, 2008, Miura once again successfully summited Mt Everest at the age of 75. On May 23, 2013 Miura again became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80. This achievement is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.[1]
He also became the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970. He descended nearly 4,200 vertical feet from the South Col (elevation over 8,000 m (26,000 ft)). This feat was documented in 1975, in the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest. The film won the Academy Award for best documentary, the first sports film to do so.
Typo, my bad. Just fixed it. thanks.
You know a lot of knowledge.Thanks
WHAT R THOSE!!!
yui
Helpful enough
what r those
deez nuts
This is really helpful for my fact book.
Aaa
Hey Guys check us for any info on Mount everest areas
hola
Enormous!
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kys loser
29th May 1953*
WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!!!!!! SPIDERS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Very good so you get a star
whats up dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
really handy for school work
right
Actually the oldest person to climb mt everest was 80 years old!
hi
It alright
Who was the first to climb her without oxygen and how many have?
Hi i don’t believe anyone has ever did it without oxygen besides the air is so thin it is nearly impossible to even manage half way
a simple google search will tell you the answer โฆ. comments like these make me think bots are posting such comments
Very nice info!!
Helped me do my GEO homework
Kind of helped me
Some facts were pretty good, but it maybe needs a update on some facts. Also it should be more exact in the facts. In general it was a good info page about Mt. Everest.
joking its flippin awesome people should be laughing at anonymous lol ๐
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dude, i love your comment! but my mama is sexier
hey kids here try not so rudely inappropriate this site is for KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow wished i didn’t scroll down…..
<3 loved the 2nd photo and thxs snow brains u gave me some pretty interesting facts<3
pretty awesome alothough I would add some more WOW facts to it
-AnOnYmOuS ๐
no facts
this did not help me with my fact book
That is a badass spider
I think you are right so well done and you are very good so THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really do believe you all the time Randall
From Caitlin knapman xxxxxxxx
you are apserlutle right
I love you randall
sorry if it is not that long it was because I did not have time
bye-bye From conner knapman xxxxxxxx
I think you are a bit wierd.
Bad ass spider
Thnaks for taking the time to post. It’s lifted the level of debate
whart up peeps
hi
THIS IS A CHOCKING MOUNTAIN. I WOULD NEVER ever it EVER BE WARE
duud seriouslly
im doing a project on mount everest
same haha
same xD
same guys waddup
hey i exist too, doing one rn
same
Same
that i a bad ass spider.
xoxoxoxoxo
your badass i like it baby