Mount Everest

Wasfia Nazreen, A Bangladeshi Female explorer on the summit 

Mount Everest,also known inNepal asSagarmāthā and in China as Chomolungma/珠穆朗玛峰, is Earth's highest mountain. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level.  Mount Everest is located in the Mahalangur range. The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal runs across Everest's precisesummit point. Its massif includes neighbouring peaks Lhotse, 8,516 m (27,940 ft); Nuptse, 7,855 m (25,771 ft) and Changtse, 7,580 m (24,870 ft).

On way to the Everest

Mount Everest attracts many climbers, some of them highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes: one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the standard route) and the other from the north in Tibet, China. 

Panoramic view of Sagarmatha National Park-Gorak Shep to Pheriche.
Khumbu icefall and Mount Everest are on the right side of the picture

While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, wind as well as significant objective hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. As of 2016, there are well over 200 corpses still on the mountain, with some of them even serving as landmarks.

Everest's north face from the Tibetan plateau

Everest in September 2006, what can be seen here is how
white all the mountains are from snowfall

A view from the summit of Mount Everest in May 2013

The sun rising on Everest in 2011

The next highest mountain in highest elevation
 above sea level is K2 in modern times.

Dhaulagiri, shown here was thought to be highest before
Kanchenjunga and Everest were measured

Kanchenjunga, now determined to be third highest, took over from Dhaulagiri,
and in turn surpassed by Everest. K2 was later determined to be 2nd highest,
but by the time its height was determined Everest was calculated to be higher.

Mount Everest as seen in May 2016, with Nuptse and
Lhotse peaks to the upper right

Everest from Gokyo Ri, 2012

Climbers pass by the Yellow Band

Khumbutse overlooks a sprinkling of colored tents—EBC, Nepal side

Mount Everest north face from Rongbuk in Tibet

Everest (barely visible behind the ridge on the left) and Makalu
(more prominent on the right) as seen from Darjeeling, India

Sunset lights up the peak of Everest's North face

Morning view of Mount Everest from its southern side

 

Starry night over the everest

 

This labelled photo-diagram shows the location of the fatal ice avalanche on
the 2014 route, and the revised 2015 route through the Khumbu.

Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station.