Everest (8848m)

North Face

West Face

East Face

South Face

Known as Sagarmatha to the local Nepalis and as Quomolongma to the Tibetans, Mt. Everest is famous for being the highest peak in the world.

Height: 8,848 m (29,028 ft)
Rank: 1
First scaled: 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
Latitude: 27 59 17 N
Longitude: 86 55 31 E

Photo Courtesy: Scott Yost(South face), Will Spiegelman (North face), and Santosh Pokhrel (West face).

Check out the Ascent to Everest page.

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