Mount Everest

Mount Everest which is in the Himalayan Mountain, north of India between, Tibet and Nepal, is the highest mountain of the world. It is over 29000 feet above sea level. It was name after an Englishman George Everest who was the first to survey the Himalayas in 1841. Mount Everest has always fascinated climbers. But climbing mountain like Everest is difficult and dangerousfor there is snow all over. There may be snow slide and cracks under the ice and snow. Besides, the ckimbers have to face strong winds and bitter cold. But mountainers are daring people. They are not daunted by difficulties and dangers. Mountains always look exciting and challenging to them and they feel they must go and climb them. Many expeditions had been led to conquer the mount Everest. Some of them had to be abandoned and a large number of climbers who took part in them lost their lives. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and his Companion Tenzing from Nepal led an expedition in 1953. Their expedition started on March, 10. After two months of difficult and dangerous climbing Sir Hillary and Tenzing were successful in reaching the top on may 10. They have gone down in history as the conquers of the highest mountain in the world