Mt+Everest+-+Geography+and+History

= Where is Mt Everest and what is the history of climbing it? =

Mt Everest is the English name for the mountain. Its Nepalese name is Sagamartha and its Tibetan name is ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ - Chomolungma.

Most climbers approach the summit from either the North East ridge - from the Tibetan side OR along the Western Cwn (pronounced Coomb) and South East ridge. This second route was followed by the first to summit (Hillary and Norgay) and by the teams we will follow in //Into Thin Air.//

Here are two animations of the route and topography of Everest
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