The greatness of the nature of the planet Earth is striking in its grandeur. The endless expanses of the seas, giant oceanic icebergs, delightful waterfalls, unique forests and deserts - all this makes up the amazing beauty of the surrounding world. Mountain peaks can also amaze with their grandeur. Some of them reach heights of several kilometers.
The world's highest mountain peak is called differently: the Tibetans call it Chomolungma, the Nepalese call it Sagarmatha, and the rest of the world it is known as Everest, by the name of the English surveyor who in 1965 marked the peak of the mountain on the map.
Chomolungma received the title of the highest mountain in 1852 thanks to the Indian mathematician and topographer Radhanat Sikdar. Later, Indian topographers determined the exact height of the summit - 8848 meters.
Everest is located in the Himalayas and belongs to the Mahalangur-Himal ridge. The mountain is located on the territory of two countries - China and Nepal. Distinguish between the North and South peaks. The southern peak has a height of 8760 meters and is located in Nepal, the North peak is 8848 meters, located in China.
The first attempts to conquer the highest peak were recorded in the 1920s, but only on May 29, 1953, two climbers - Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary - managed to conquer a height of 8848 meters. During the ascent, oxygen devices were used. In 1976, Chomolungma was first conquered by a Japanese woman Junko Tabei. In May 1982, a group of Russian climbers headed by Evgeny Tamm set foot on the summit. In total, 4 thousand daredevils managed to conquer the top, and this figure is slowly but growing.
