Way to Everest

This region known as the Solu Khumbu is known around the world as the famous home of the world's highest mountain. Mt. Everest, or Sagarmatha as the Nepalese call it, rises 8,848 meters into the sky. The hike to the base camp attracts trekkers from all over the globe. Classic Asia Travel / Trek runs 3 versions of treks in the Everest region with many possibilities to add extra days to your trip. All the treks described start and end in the closest airstrip to Everest in the town of Lukla. If you are looking for a much longer trek in this region we can start treks in the town of Jiri which is 6 days away from Lukla.

EVEREST FACTS:

Age of Everest :Everest was formed about 60 million years ago

Elevation 29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6' higher in 1999

Name in Nepal Sagarmatha (means: goddess of the sky)

Named after Sir George Everest in 1865

Location : Latitude 27° 59' N.....Longitude 86° 56' E It's summit ridge seperates Nepal and Tibet

First Ascent : May 29,1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary, and Tenzing Norgay, NP, via the South col

Everest Name : Sir George Everest was the first person to record the height and location of Mt. Everest,

First Woman :May 16,1975, Junko Tabei, JAP, Youngest person :Temba Tsheri (NP) 15 on May,22,2001

Oldest Person : Sherman Bull May,25,2001 -64 yrs First Legally

Blind Person :Erik Weihenmeyer May,25,2001

Most Ascents :Eleven, 24th May 2000 Appa Sherpa became the first person to climb Everest 11 times-Ten, Ang Rita Sherpa, Babu Chiri Sherpaall ascents were oxygen-less.

Highest cause cause of death: Avalanches-about a (2:1) ratio over falls Country with most deaths on mountain: Nepal-46

Most dangerous area on mountain: Khumbu Ice Fall-19 death

Longest stay on top: Babu Chiri Sherpa stayed at the summit full 21 hours and a half

Largest team: In 1975, China tackled Everest with a 410-member team.

climb all 4 sides of Everest: Kushang Sherpa,

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