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Nepal's coat of arms features a garland of rhododendrons encompassing this summit |
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2025-03-25 |
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In 1865 Peak XV got this new name to honor a British surveyor general of India |
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2021-11-08 |
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Sagarmatha is its name in Nepali |
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2021-03-02 |
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The Khumbu Icefall |
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2016-05-31 |
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Seen here is Tenzing Norgay, standing on the summit of this mountain "because it's there" |
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2007-07-24 |
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At about 29,000 ft., the summit of this Nepalese peak reaches 2/3 of the way through the Earth's troposphere |
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2007-02-14 |
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This mountain has additional named peaks that exceed 24,000 feet, including Lhotse & Changtse |
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2005-09-21 |
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To trek through its Khumbu Icefall, Lhotse Face & South Col, your team needs a $70,000 permit from Nepal's government |
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2005-01-27 |
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Jon Krakauer gave a personal account of the 1996 disaster on this mountain in the book "Into Thin Air" |
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2000-11-16 |
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An 1852 survey by the government of India said it was the tallest mountain in the world |
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2000-10-26 |
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Annapurna in Nepal was the highest mountain climbed until the peak of this one was reached in 1953 |
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2000-04-28 |
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About 300 miles southwest of Lhasa:29,028 feet |
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1999-06-08 |
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Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park bears the local name of this peak which it surrounds |
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1997-04-23 |
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John Hunt, leader of the expedition that put Edmund Hillary atop this mountain, was made a baron |
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1997-02-04 |
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On May 1, 1963 James Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of this Himalayan mountain |
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1996-03-01 |
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Known as Peak XV, it was renamed in 1865 for the Surveyor General of India |
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1996-01-04 |
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Sagarmatha, meaning "goddess of the universe", is the Nepalese name for this mountain |
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1995-05-30 |
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For a brief time in 1987, it was thought that K-2 was taller than this Himalayan peak |
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1994-10-07 |
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A 1954 survey by the Indian government set its official height at 29,028 feet |
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1993-07-22 |
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The Himalayas have at least 30 peaks over 25,000 feet including this one at 29,028 feet |
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1992-03-05 |
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The Nepalese call it Sagarmatha |
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1991-11-06 |
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Accompanied by a Nepalese guide, J.W. Whittaker was the first American to reach the top of this mountain |
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1991-09-09 |
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Its south summit, some 28,700 feet high, was 1st scaled May 26, 1953 |
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1988-07-05 |
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Different surveys have reported its height as 29,002, 29,141 and 29,028 feet |
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1985-03-04 |
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Tibetans call it Chomolunga, Nepalese call it Sagarmatha, both call it theirs |
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1984-09-12 |
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