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5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest you should know

Almost nine kilometers high above sea level, the Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth and one of the most coveted peaks by all climbers in the world.Himalayas, the “roof of the world,” the mountain is shared by Nepal and China, and was first climbed on May 29, 1953 by New Zealanders Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.

Here other information on Mount Everest that you would like to know.

5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest that you should know

1.Do you think the greatest obstacle to ascent would be the lack of oxygen? Don't be so sure, it could be the lack of money .An excursion to Mount Everest ranges between 30 and 100,000 dollars.The average cost of one excursion per person would be in the order of the $ 65,000 ; and although it seems excessive it really is not, considering that nothing more than the permit per person is 25,000 dollars (although this price can go down when going in groups), and this would have to add transfers, payments of porters and guides, etc.

5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest you should know

2.Another of the less widespread data on Mount Everest is that the danger begins with access to the region, at least when you do it through Nepal.This region of the Himalayas is accessed through Tenzing airport-Hillary, which is about 3,000 meters above sea level and has an extension of just 500 meters (1,500 feet), which is really very short runway even for small airplanes.That is why it is not surprising that in the last ten years There have been 7 accidents at this airport .

5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest you should know

Ascent route from the base camp of Nepal

3.At least 248 people have died trying to climb Everest: 161 Westerners and 87 Sherpas.Many corpses remain in the mountains, and there is even a sector known as Rainbow Valley , which owes its name to the colorfulness of jackets and other colorful equipment of dead hikers.

5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest you should know

4.Among data on Mount Everest that could vary in the coming years is that of its height.Currently the official height of the mountain is 8,848 meters, but measurements made since 1994 indicate that Everest grows 4 millimeters every year .Also, due to the movement of the tectonic plates, the mountain is moving annually between 3 and 6 millimeters towards the nores te.

5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest you should know

5.If ​​you think the number of dead hikers is high, maybe you should contrast it with the number of visitors this mountain has had: up to 2013 6,871 ascents had been made (although there have been more than 10,000 attempts), in which some 4,042 people participated.

5 IMPACTANTS data on Mount Everest you should know

Despite its dangers, Everest remains a challenge for people of all kinds and condition they want to win, it is a strange call that, as this data shows on Mount Everest, continues to get numerous answers.

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