Seven Summits
Everest
Elevation: 8848 m | 29 028 ft
Co-ordinates: 27°59’17″N, 86°55’31″E
Location: Nepal | Tibet | China
Our next scheduled trips:
Everest Summit Expedition 1 April to 31 May 2012
Details and itinerary on application.
Although not the most technically difficult peak on Earth, the altitude and the weather make Mount Everest a real challenge to be mastered by the most intrepid adventurers. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to ascend Mount Everest in 1953. The Tibetan name for this, the tallest peak on Earth, is Chomolungma (goddess mother of the universe). In Sanskrit it is named Sagarmatha (ocean mother). It was given its English name, Mount Everest, in 1865, after Surveyor General of India around that time, Sir George Everest. This majestic structure forms part of the 2414 kilometre long Himalaya mountain system.
