Interesting Facts About Mount Everest

1. It is situated in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal
2. It was formed about 60 million years ago
3. Its height of 29 028 feet or 8 848 meters above sea level makes it the highest mountain peak in the world
4. It grows about 6 millimeters per year
5. Formerly, its name was Peak XV. Currently is named after Sir George Everest, the British surveyor-general of India
6. Its name in Nepal „Sagarmatha“ means „goddess of the sky“, in Tibet „Chomolungma“ means „mother goddess of the universe“
7. 4 000 is number of people who tried to climb Mont Everest
8. 2 000 is number of people who climbed Mont Everest
9. The first ascent is made by Sir Edmund Hillary in may 1953
10. 15 years old  Temba Tsheri  is the youngest person who climbed Mont Everest
11. 76 years old Bahadur Sherchan is the oldest person who climbed Mont Everest

How old was Edmund Hillary when he climbed Mount Everest?

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was 33 years old when he climbed Mount Everest just three weeks before his birthday.

He was born on 20^th July 1919 and is the most popular explorer and mountaineer from New Zealand. On 29^th May 1953 at the age of 33 Sir Edmund Percival Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first mountaineers who reached summit of Mount Everest. Edmund Hillary was an outstanding mountaineer in his early childhood and climbed Mount Olivier in 1933. After the successful journey he dedicated most of his life helping Sherpa people of Nepal by Himalayan Trust. He established the Himalayan Trust for helping the Sherpa people of Nepal and founded many schools and hospitals in remote areas of Nepal. He died at age 88 on 11 January 2008 from myocardial infarction.