Mount Everest | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 27/06/2019

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00:03:43 1 History
00:04:07 2 Early surveys
00:09:00 3 Name
00:11:46 4 Surveys
00:15:01 4.1 Comparisons
00:17:24 5 Geology
00:23:22 6 Flora and fauna
00:25:31 7 Environment
00:27:45 8 History of expeditions
00:28:16 8.1 Overview
00:29:29 8.2 Early attempts
00:33:41 8.3 First successful ascent by Tenzing and Hillary
00:36:00 8.4 1970 disaster
00:37:17 8.5 1979/1980: Winter Himalaism
00:38:41 8.6 The Lho La tragedy
00:39:51 8.7 1996 disaster
00:42:39 8.8 2006 mountaineering season
00:43:11 8.8.1 David Sharp ethics controversy
00:48:19 8.8.2 Lincoln Hall rescue
00:49:42 8.9 2007
00:50:22 8.10 Ascent statistics up to 2010 season
00:53:20 8.11 The 2010s
00:53:59 8.12 2014 avalanche and season
00:55:48 8.13 2015 avalanche, earthquake, season
00:57:51 8.13.1 Mountain re-opens in August 2015
00:58:51 8.14 2016 season
00:59:08 8.15 2017 season
01:00:07 8.16 2018
01:01:19 8.17 2019
01:05:05 9 Climbing
01:05:14 9.1 Permits
01:08:07 9.2 Routes
01:09:20 9.2.1 Southeast ridge
01:15:07 9.2.2 North ridge route
01:17:31 9.3 Summit
01:18:35 9.4 Death zone
01:24:11 9.5 Supplemental oxygen
01:29:56 9.6 Autumn climbing
01:31:52 9.7 Selected climbing records
01:35:43 9.8 Summiting with disabilities
01:36:36 10 Everest and aviation
01:36:46 10.1 1988: First climb and glide
01:37:44 10.2 1991: Hot air balloon flyover
01:38:40 10.3 2005: Pilot summits Everest with helicopter
01:39:47 10.4 2011 Paraglide off summit
01:40:37 10.5 2014: Helicopter-assisted ascent
01:42:12 10.6 2016: Helicopter business increases
01:43:12 11 Financial cost of guided climbs
01:44:54 12 Commercial climbing
01:51:23 12.1 Law and order
01:53:16 13 2014 Sherpa strike
01:54:01 14 Extreme sports at Mount Everest
01:56:06 15 Everest and religion
01:57:21 16 Waste management
01:59:13 17 Names
02:00:00 18 Context and maps



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Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा) and in Tibetan as Chomolungma (ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ), is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point.
The current official elevation of 8,848 m (29,029 ft), recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8844.43 m (29,017 ft). There followed an argument between China and Nepal as to whether the official height should be the rock height (8,844 m, China) or the snow height (8,848 m, Nepal). In 2010, an agreement was reached by both sides that the height of Everest is 8,848 m, and Nepal recognizes China's claim that the rock height of Everest is 8,844 m.In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society, upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. As there appeared to be several different local names, Waugh chose to name the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest, despite Everest's objections.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. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as significant hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. As of 2017, nearly 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain.The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by  ...