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[[Image:mount_everest.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mount Everest]]

[[Image:mount_everest.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mount Everest]]

The summit of '''Mount Everest''', or '''Qomolangma''', is the highest point on Earth, at 29,035 ft (8,850 m). (The formerly accepted elevation of 29,028 ft (8,848 m), established in the early 1950s, was recalculated in the late 1990s to be 29,035 ft.) <ref> http://www.mounteverest.net/ </ref>  

The summit of '''Mount Everest''', or '''Qomolangma''', is the highest point on Earth, at 29,035&nbsp;ft (8,850 m). (The formerly accepted elevation of 29,028&nbsp;ft (8,848 m), established in the early 1950s, was recalculated in the late 1990s to be 29,035&nbsp;ft.) <ref>http://www.mounteverest.net/</ref>  

It is is part of the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] mountain range and is located on the border between [[Nepal]] and [[Tibet]].  

It is is part of the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] mountain range and is located on the border between [[Nepal]] and [[Tibet]].  

== Name ==

== Name ==

Mount Everest, once known as Peak 15, was named after [[Sir George Everest]], the British surveyor-general of [[India]] in 1865. In Nepal, Mt Everest is called "Sagarmatha" which translates roughly as "goddess of the sky" and in Tibet it is called "Qomolangma" which translates to "mother of the universe". <ref> http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html </ref>

Mount Everest, once known as Peak 15, was named after [[Sir George Everest]], the British surveyor-general of [[India]] in 1865. In Nepal, Mt Everest is called "Sagarmatha" which translates roughly as "goddess of the sky" and in Tibet it is called "Qomolangma" which translates to "mother of the universe".<ref>http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html</ref>

== Notable Climbers ==

== Notable Climbers ==

English explorers [[George Mallory]] and [[Andrew Irvine]] disappeared in 1924 while attempting to summit the mountain. Mallory's body was discovered below Everest's peak in 1999. Irvine's body has never been recovered. It is unclear whether or not they were successful in climbing to the top of the mountain before they died.

English explorers [[George Mallory]] and [[Andrew Irvine]] disappeared in 1924 while attempting to summit the mountain. Mallory's body was discovered below Everest's peak in 1999. Irvine's body has never been recovered. It is unclear whether or not they were successful in climbing to the top of the mountain before they died.

[[Sir Edmund Hillary]] and Tenzing Norgay are credited with the first successful ascent on May 29,1953.  

[[Sir Edmund Hillary]] and Tenzing Norgay are credited with the first successful ascent on May 29, 1953.  

[[James Whittaker]] was the first [[American]] to reach the summit, on May 1, 1963.

[[James Whittaker]] was the first [[American]] to reach the summit, on May 1, 1963.

Another notable climber is [[Reinhold Messner]], who made the first solo ascent on Aug. 20,1980, after a prior successful summit two years earlier with his partner Peter Habeler, made without supplemental oxygen.

Another notable climber is [[Reinhold Messner]], who made the first solo ascent on Aug. 20,1980, after a prior successful summit two years earlier with his partner Peter Habeler, made without supplemental oxygen.

The first female to climb Everest was a Japanese climber named Junko Tabei.  She summited on May 16th, 1975.

The first female to climb Everest was a Japanese climber named Junko Tabei.  She summited on May 16, 1975.

== Climbing Mt Everest ==

== Climbing Mt Everest ==

The top of Everest is always covered in snow, and a strong wind constantly blows.

The top of Everest is always covered in snow, and a strong wind constantly blows.

Most summit attempts are made from late March through May before the summer [[monsoon]] season begins. <ref> http://www.answers.com/topic/mount-everest </ref>

Most summit attempts are made from late March through May before the summer [[monsoon]] season begins.<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/mount-everest</ref>

== Expeditions ==

== Expeditions ==

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==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen2/full22.html 360-degree image (not live) taken from atop Mount Everest]

*[http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen2/full22.html 360-degree image (not live) taken from atop Mount Everest]

*[http://www.everest1953.co.uk All about the British on Mount Everest]

*[http://www.everest1953.co.uk All about the British on Mount Everest]

[[Category:Asian Mountains|Everest, Mount]]

[[Category:Asian Mountains|Everest, Mount]]