Everest - Highest peak on the earth.

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Mount Everest is known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolungma in Tibetan. It is the Earth's Highest mountain above sea Level. It is Located in Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas of Nepal. Its submit point runs across the international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal.

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The Current official recorded height of Mount Everest is 8,848 m (29,029 ft). Mount Everest is literally located at the top of the world, Everest hasn't always been considered the highest peak in the world before. In 1852, a Bengali mathematician and surveyor, Radhanath Sikhdar concluded that "Peak XV" was actually the highest point on the earth. In 1865, Sikhdar's discovery was confirmed and India's Surveyor General Sir Andrew Waugh renamed the mountain Mount Everest after Sir George Everest. Sir George Everest was previous Surveyor General and he was the person that oversees the original survey that listed "Peak XV".

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As soon as it was crowned with the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest attracts many climbers. And just as, many of them failed. While more than 2,200 people have succeeded, nearly 200 have lost their lives attempting to the climb.

There are two main climbing routes, one is from the southeast of Nepal, also known as the "standard route" and the other is from the north in Tibet. While climbing Everest one can face many problems such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and Icefall.

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The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first official ascent of Everest in 1953, using the southeast ridge route.

The first recorded efforts to reach that summit were made by British mountaineers. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first official record to reach the top of the Everest in 1953. They have used the southeast standard route.

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