Everest Expeditions
Mount Everest is an enigma to most of us. The tallest peak in the world, situated in the Himalayas, standing at a majestic height of 8,848 metres above sea level has been a source of fascination and excitement for all adventure lovers and mountaineers from all parts of the world. Most mountaineers have a secret dream- the desire to scale Mount Everest.
Even now the thought of embarking upon an Everest expedition excites each and every mountaineer. The enigma of Everest probably lies in the name itself- Everest, the tallest of the peaks of the Majestic Himalayas, the peak everyone desires to scale and to experience t...
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Mount Everest
Mount Everest is about 8.9 kilometers above sea level – and it is one of the mountains of the range Himalayas – which lies on the frontiers of Tibet and Nepal, in the north of India. There has been much dispute regarding the exact height of the mountain – in a survey by the British government in the mid 1800’s, the height was said to be 29,002 feet, but in a 1954 survey by the Indian government, the height was said to be 29,029 feet. Today, most people consider it to be 29,131 feet high.
Scaling this mountain is definitely not easy – mountaineers have to deal with crevasses, avalanches, and strong winds that...
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