Tough
59 days
April till May, October till November
From single person
8848 meters
On Request
Mount Everest is the tallest point on Earth, adventurous spirits have always been fascinated by what is also called "The Third Pole” standing 8,848m/29,028 ft tall, standing 5 and 1/2 miles above sea level. Named after Sir George Everest, the British surveyou-general of India , Everest is known in Tibet as Chomolungma and the Nepalese call it Sagarmantha . Mount Everest is located half in nepal and half in Tibet . Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal) and Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) were the first climbers of Everest, via the South-East Ridge Route on 29th May 1953. In 1975, the first woman ever, Ms. Junko tabei ( Japan ) summitted, via the South-East Ridge. Mr. Appa Sherpa from Thame, Solu Khumbu holds the record for the most Everest ascents: Thirteen in total. Ms. Lakpa Sherpa, from Balakharka, Makalu Region is the only women to summit Everest three times. Mr. Reinhold Messner (Italy) 8/20/1980 was the first solo climber, via the North Col to the North Face. Mr. Peter Habeler (Austria) and Mr. Reinhold Messner (Italy) 5/8/1978 were the first climbers who made the ascent without bottled oxygen.
Location
Latitude: 27.59.17
Longitude: 86.55.31
Climbing Routes
South east ridge
South Pillar