12 Fascinating Mt Everest Facts: 1. Mt. Everest is about 60 million years old. 2. It grew 6 inches taller, according to a survey in 1999. 3. It goes by numerous names. (The Engish name is Everest however the Nepalese call it Sagarmatha an...d Tibetans call it Chomolungma) 4. The Khumbu Icefall is the most dangerous zone in Mt. Everest. (cant wait to see this when I go as looks amazing) 5. The first ones to reach the summit of Mt. Everest were Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary. 6. It is possible to ascend to Mt. Everest without the use of oxygen. 7. Appa Sherpa holds the record for the most number of ascents to Mt. Everest. 8. The youngest person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest is 13-year-old Jordan Romero. 9. At age 64, Dr. Sherman Bull became the oldest person to climb Everest in 2001. (thugh I read that an 80year old recently climbed it so this fact may be out of date) 10. Kushang Sherpa is the only person who had managed to climb Everest’s three sides. 11. Babu Chiri Sherpa holds the record for the longest time on top of the mountain. 12. There are 120 corpses that remain buried in the snowy slopes of Mt. Everest. (I hope their are none on the way to base camp!!!)
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:29:43 +0000
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