Mount Everest facts for kids
Mount Everest, the highest in the world, stands out from the group of fourteen Himalayan peaks that exceed 8000 meters. The border that separates Nepal from Tibet passes through the summit of Everest. Its ascent has cost the life to many climbers, because it is extraordinarily difficult due to the numerous obstacles, the terrible cold and the rarefaction of the air, attempt from the 6000 meters, which forces to use respiratory masks. Its summit was finally reached on May 29, 1953 by the New Zealander Edmond Hillary, accompanied by a Nepalese porter, the sherpa Tensing. Everest is the name of the English geographer who contributed decisively to the mapping of that region, so poorly known in the nineteenth century.
Mount Everest, the highest in the world, stands out from the group of fourteen Himalayan peaks that exceed 8000 meters. The border that separates Nepal from Tibet passes through the summit of Everest. Its ascent has cost the life to many climbers, because it is extraordinarily difficult due to the numerous obstacles, the terrible cold and the rarefaction of the air, attempt from the 6000 meters, which forces to use respiratory masks. Its summit was finally reached on May 29, 1953 by the New Zealander Edmond Hillary, accompanied by a Nepalese porter, the sherpa Tensing. Everest is the name of the English geographer who contributed decisively to the mapping of that region, so poorly known in the nineteenth century.
