2. Age of Everest: Everest was formed about 60 million years ago Elevation: 29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6' higher in 1999 Name in Nepal: Sagarmatha (means: goddess of the sky )

3. In Tibet: Chomolungma: (means: mother goddess of the universe) Named after: Sir George Everest in 1865,the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15 Location: Latitude 27° 59' N.....Longitude 86° 56' E It's summit ridge seperates Nepal and Tibet First Ascent: May 29,1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary, NZ and Tenzing Norgay, NP, via the South Col Route

4. First Solo Ascent: Aug. 20,1980, Reinhold Messner, IT, via the NE Ridge to North Face First winter Ascent: Feb. 17,1980 -L.Cichy and K. Wielicki, POL First Ascent by an American: May 1,1963, James Whittaker, via the South-Col

5. Mt. Everest rises a few milimeters each year due to geological forces Everest Name: Sir George Everest was the first person to record the height and location of Mt. Everest, this is where Mt."Everest" got its First Ascent by a Woman: May 16,1975, Junko Tabei, JAP, via the South- Col First Ascent by an American Woman: Sep.29,1988, Stacey Allison, Portland, OR via the South-East Ridge

6. First Oxygenless Ascent: May 8, 1978- Reinhold Messner, IT, and Peter Habeler, AUT, via the South-East Ridge First woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both north & south sides: Cathy O'Dowd (S.A.) South May 25,1996/North '99

7. Fastest Ascent from South: Babu Chhiri Sherpa 34, NP-16 hours and 56 minutes (5-21-2000) Fastest Ascent (north side): Hans Kammerlander (IT) May,24,1996, via the standard North Col Ridge Route, 16 hours 45 minutes from base camp

8. Youngest person: Temba Tsheri (NP) 15 on May,22,2001 Oldest Person: Sherman Bull May,25,2001 -64 yrs Last year without ascent: 1974 Last year without ascent: 1977

9. Largest number to reach the top in one day: 40, on May 10, 1993 First person to summit Everest twice: Nawang Gombu-Nepal(once with Whitaker in '63,and again two years later in '65)Gombu now works for the Himalayan mountaineering institute The oldest woman to summit Anna Czerwinska May 22, 2000.