Before 1856 Everest was known only locally by the surrounding countries. In 1856, the Great Trigonometric Survey of India surveyed and then measured the height of Mount Everest. It was then established as the highest mountain due to which it gained its popularity.
One of the many interesting facts about Mount Everest is that even though it is 60 million years old; yet it is quite young as compared to other mountains.
Mount Everest is young and still growing! Yup Mount Everest rises approximately 0.16 inches i.e. 4 millimeters every year. Even after 60 million years, Everest hadn’t reached puberty yet.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain Range, but it certainly is not the tallest. The tallest mountain is Mauna Kea with 4,205 meters above sea level. Are you thinking that Mount Everest is 8,848 meters above sea level, then how can Mauna Kea be tallest? Well, actually the Mauna Kea extends below the sea level. So, when it is measured from the base which is on the ocean floor, then its height is 10,200 meters which is about a mile taller than the Mount Everest.
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Every year many climbers climb Mount Everest. During the climbing, they leave behind many junks and wastes like climbing equipment’s, broken ropes, oxygen bottle and even human feces. Also, those climbers who die on the way to the mountain; their bodies are left behind, and Everest is now actually littered with corpses of many climbers. It is estimated that Everest is completely littered with about 50 tons of waste. Tallest or not; Everest certainly is the filthiest mountain.
On May 29, 1953, history was created by Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay when the duo successfully scaled the highest and dreaded mountain peak of the world.
The year when no one attempted to climb Mount Everest is the year 1974; making it a maiden year for Mount Everest.
Can you guess what the speed of wind is over Mount Everest? It is a fierce 200 mph. Imagine standing on the top of Mount Everest in a cold chilly 200 mph wind. Phew!