International Everest Day | History and Significance, Questions and Answers
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. Today marks the 67th anniversary of the feat.
Every year, Mount Everest Day is celebrated on May 29 to honour the two mountaineers, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand. The day marks the achievement when the duo climbed Mount Everest, 29,029 feet above sea level in 1953. Hillary and Tenzing were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest which was led by John Hunt. The feat was finally achieved by the duo Tenzing Norgay and Hillary on Tenzing's birthday, May 29, 1953.
At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth. The two, part of a British expedition, made their final assault on the summit after spending a fitful night at 27,900 feet.
Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain Peak, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The summit of Everest is the point at which Earth's surface reaches the greatest distance above sea level. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point with an elevation of 8,848.86 m.
Mount Everest Day was observed for the first time in 2008. This was the year Edmund Hillary died. Nepal founded International Everest Day in Hillary’s honour, and since then, it has been commemorated on May 29. Notably, Tenzing's birthday also falls on the same day. Sherpa and Hillary summitted Everest at 11:30 am on May 29, becoming the first ones to ever set foot on this world-famous mountaintop. Norgay and Hillary made the first documented ascent of Everest in 1953, using the southeast ridge route. On this day, memorial events and processions take place in Nepal’s Kathmandu and the Everest region.
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1. What is Mount Everest known in Nepali?
- Sagarmatha
2. Where is Mount Everest located?
- Himalayas
3. What is the elevation of Mount Everest?
- 8,848 meters
4. Who is Mount Everest named after?
- George Everest
5. What is known as Chomolungma in Tibet?
- Everest
6. Who made the first official ascent of Everest?
- Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
7. When was the first official ascent of Everest made?
- 1953
8. What is the atmospheric pressure on Mount Everest's summit?
- 4.89 psi
9. Who was the first person known to climb to a height exceeding 8,000 meters?
- George Finch
10. Who is the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest and at what age did he achieve it?
- Yuichiro Miura at the age of 80
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