Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)

Age of Everest:	Everest was formed about 60 million years ago
Elevation:	29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6' higher in 1999
Name in Nepal:	Sagarmatha (means: goddess of the sky)
In Tibet:	Chomolungma: (means: mother goddess of the universe)
Named after:	Sir George Everest in 1865 ,the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15
Location:	Latitude 27° 59' N.....Longitude 86° 56' E It's summit ridge seperates Nepal and Tibet
First Ascent:	May 29,1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary, NZ and Tenzing Norgay, NP, via the South Col Route
First Solo Ascent:	Aug. 20,1980, Reinhold Messner, IT, via the NE Ridge to North Face
First winter Ascent:	Feb. 17,1980 -L.Cichy and K. Wielicki, POL
First Ascent by an American:	May 1,1963, James Whittaker, via the South-Col
Mt. Everest rises a few milimeters each year due to geological forces Everest Name:	Sir George Everest was the first person to record the height and location of Mt. Everest, this is where Mt."Everest" got its name from(In american language)
First Ascent by a Woman:	May 16,1975, Junko Tabei, JAP, via the South-Col