The highest peak of the world Mount Everest is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet, China, on the high southern lip of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Unknown Facts about the Mount Everest
Being the highest peak, it is well-known across the world as well as for the difficulty of its climb due to its harsh cold and low-oxygen environment.To this date, much information has been discovered and documented about Mount Everest by those curious people who are actually interested in natural beauty and adventure. Here are the top ten interesting and amazing facts about Mount Everest:
1. Mount Everest has two other official names.
As Mount Everest is on the border of Nepal and China, it has both Nepali and Tibetan names. They are Sagarmatha and Chomolungma. Sagarmatha means God of the Sky while Chomolungma means Mother of the Earth.
However, Mount Everest is named after the director of the British Surveyor General of India, George Everest. George spent most of his days surveying the Himalayas in the 19th century.
2. George Everest has never seen The Peak.
As we have already mentioned earlier, Mount Everest is named after this amazing person, George Everest. Though it is named after him, George never got a chance to climb the mountain.
He always had a dream to be at the top of the mountain but unfortunately, he left this world before climbing it.
3. Mount Everest is more than 60 million years old.
The marine fossils of Mount Everest were first discovered by explorer Noel Odell in 1924. It is proof that the mountain was originally covered by an ocean. Many geologists confirmed that the mountain was formed 60 million years ago.
Some history books say that it is a mountain that was formed during India’s continental plate crash with Asia. It is said that the birth of mountains in the Himalayas happened when the push on India’s plate under Asia led to an upward push of land.
4. Mount Everest is not the Tallest Mountain but the Highest one.
Many people might not know this but it is true that Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain. Though it is the highest peak in the world, Hawaii’s Mauna Kea is regarded as the tallest one.
Everest stands above the sea level of 8848.86 meters but Hawaii’s Mauna Kea stands only 4,205 meters above sea level. From the base, it has a height of 10,210 meters so measuring it above sea level doesn’t make it the highest one.
5. Mount Everest has been summited over 9,000 times.
Every trekker has a dream to be at the top of the world. Although not everyone has made it to the top, a total of 5,000 have successfully summited to top of the Mount Everest. Overall, it has been climbed 9,000 times meaning there are a bunch of people who have done it more than once.
6. Sherpas can only climb Mount Everest without oxygen.
Sherpas are a Nepalese ethnic group living in the Himalayas. If a person is living in mountainous areas with thin air, their body will automatically produce more hemoglobin than a person living at an average temperature. Sherpas are one of them as they live in the coldest region. There are many more Unknown Facts about the Mount Everest to be learned.
Most of the guides found on Mount Everest are Sherpas. They do not just lead other climbers to the destination, they help climbers for carrying their supplies. Sherpas usually climb mountains without oxygen and they help to rescue climbers at higher altitudes.
7. Kami Rita Sherpa Climbed Everest 26 Times.
Everyone knows that climbing Mount Everest is not an easy task to do. The weather at the top of Everest is not favorable so thousands of people cannot even climb halfway. Not everyone has the guts to climb the mountain multiple times.
Kami Rita Sherpa is that gusty climber who has climbed Everest more than 26 times. He holds this record in the world. However, Lhakpa Sherpa is the lady climber who holds a record for the highest number of climbs by a woman.
8. Helicopters never fly to the top of Mount Everest.
Usually, helicopters can only fly up to the altitude of 5,000 meters. When the altitude gets higher then it means the air has a low density where the propellers can no longer achieve lift. As we all know, the height of Everest is more than 8,500 meters, so it is not possible thing of air evacuation at Everest.
According to some research, civil aviation aircraft can fly at altitudes of 8,000–10,000 meters but it is an impossible task to land on the top of Everest. However, climbers can take a helicopter ride up to the base camp only which is 5,200 meters.
9. The movie “Everest” was filmed on Mount Everest.
The movie, Everest is a 2015 biographical survival adventure film that was released in the year 1996. It tells the story of the mountain disaster.
Some parts of this movie were actually filmed on Everest while the others were filmed at the studios. It was filmed at an altitude of 4,750 meters in Nepal, near the Everest Base Camp. EBC.
10. It takes 39-40 days and at least 30,000 USD to summit Everest.
Climbers take at least 39-40 days to climb Everest excluding the trekking to Everest Base Camp. If you start to trek from the starting then it can other 10-14 days more. The reason takes this long to climb Everest is because of the high altitude. The human body takes time to adjust to a new environment. There are many more Unknown Facts about the Mount Everest.
On the other hand, it is a bit costly to climb Everest but it is worth the pay. It takes around US $30,000 per person to climb the mountain. Not only this, each climber has to pay a license fee to the Nepal government of US $11,000.
Besides, climbers might pay some amount for oxygen, equipment, and other supplies. Sherpas charge them an extra amount for their oxygen tanks, equipment, and services.
