Mt. Everest, the highest mountain above sea-level on Earth is located on the China-Nepal border in the Himalayan mountain range. It is named after Sir George Everest, Surveyor General of India. It is known as Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmatha in Nepal. The height of Mt. Everest was recently established to be 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
| Feature | Name | Date |
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| First persons | Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepali-Indian) | 29 May 1953 |
| First woman | Junko Tabei (Japan) | 16 May 1975 |
| First person to summit twice | Nawang Gombu (India) | 1963 and 1965 |
| First woman to summit twice | Santosh Yadav (India) | 1992 and 1993 |
| Oldest person | Yuichiro Muira (80 years 224 days) (Japan) | 23 May 2013 |
| Oldest woman | Tamae Watanbe (73 years 180 days) (Japan) | 19 May 2012 |
| Youngest person | Jordan Romera (13 years 10 months 10 days) (USA) | 19 May 2012 |
| Youngest female | Malavath Purna (13 years 11 mths) (india) | 25 May 2014 |
| First Indian woman | Bachendri Pal | 23 May 1984 |
| First twins | Tashi and Nungshi Malik | 19 May 2013 |
| First Indian without oxygen | Phu Dorjee | 09 May 1984 |
| First female amputee | Arunima Sinha | 21 May 2013 |
| Most number of times | Kami Rita Sherpa (26 times) Pasang Dawa Sherpa (26 times) Apa Sherpa (21 times) Phurba Tashi Sherpa (21 times) | 07 May 2021 14 May 2023 11 May 2011 24 May 2013 |
| First blind person | Erik Weihenmayer | 25 May 2001 |
Test Yourself
| 1. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquered Mt. Everest in the year | ||
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| 2. How many times has Kami Rita Sherpa conquered Mt. Everest? | ||
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| 3. The height of Mt. Everest above sea level is - | ||
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| 4. Nawang Gombu of India was the first to summit Mt. Everest twice | ||
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| 5. Who was the first Indian women to conquer Mt. Everest? | ||
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| 6. Junko Tabei, the first woman summitted Mt. Everest in the year - | ||
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| 7. The youngest person to summit Mt. Everest is | ||
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| 8. Which month is considered most suitable for summitting Mt. Everest? | ||
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