1-Everest Other names: Sagamartha, Chomolangma or Qomolangma Altitude: 8848 m, 29,028 feet Location: Tibet / Nepal First ascent: May 29, 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay with a British expedition Summits/Deaths: 7,000/276 or 4.14% Challenge : The two normal routes are mostly non-technical climbs but it is the altitude that makes Everest difficult. The south has the Khumbu Icefall that has claimed many lives and on the summit push, the Hillary Step, a short section of rock, challenges some people. The North side is windy and cold with a lot of exposed rock. On both routes fixed ropes continue reading
