query: How tall is Mt. Everest?

title: Mount Everest

text: 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 . As there appeared to be several different local names, Waugh chose to name the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest,

title: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest

text: should stand for human freedoms and dignity, to bolster its territorial claim over Tibet." 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest The 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg. The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of

text: 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest The 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg. The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of the main relay, whilst the main relay continued elsewhere in China. It was the

title: Mount Everest

text: north side of Everest lies Rongbuk Monastery, which has been called the "sacred threshold to Mount Everest, with the most dramatic views of the world." For Sherpas living on the slopes of Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal, Rongbuk Monastery is an important pilgrimage site, accessed in a few days of travel across the Himalayas through Nangpa La. Miyolangsangma, a Tibetan Buddhist ""Goddess of Inexhaustible Giving"", is believed to have lived at the top of Mt Everest. According to Sherpa Buddhist monks, Mt Everest is Miyolangsangma's palace and playground, and all climbers are only partially welcome guests, having arrived

title: Everest Vietnam

text: Everest Vietnam Everest 2008 - Vietnam Spirit To The World (EVN - Vietnamese: Chinh phục Everest - Tinh thần Việt Nam hòa cùng thế giới) is a reality show in co-operation between Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) and Lasta company to bring the very first Vietnamese people to Mt. Everest with the message "Vietnam Spirit To The World". Everest is a legendary mountain that everybody wants to discover, and further, to conquer. EVN 2008 is the event to bring Vietnamese to conquer "the roof of the world" as well as a chance for Vietnam to tell the world that

title: Mount Everest

text: a lot of new snow which can be unstable. However, this increased snow can make it more popular with certain winter sports like skiing and snow boarding. Two Japanese also summited in October 1973. Chris Chandler and Bob Cormack summited Everest in October 1976 as part of the American Bicentennial Everest Expedition that year, the first Americans to make an autumn ascent of Mt. Everest according to the "Los Angeles Times". By the 21st century, summer and autumn can be more popular with skiing and snowboard attempts on Mount Everest. During the 1980s, climbing in autumn was actually more popular

title: Mount Everest

text: the first paraglider descent of Everest in September 1988, descending in minutes from the south-east ridge to a lower camp. In 2011, two Nepalese made a gliding descent from the Everest summit down in 45 minutes. On 5 May 2013, the beverage company Red Bull sponsored Valery Rozov, who successfully BASE jumped off of the mountain while wearing a wingsuit, setting a record for world's highest BASE jump in the process. The southern part of Mt. Everest is regarded as one of several "hidden valleys" of refuge designated by Padmasambhava, a ninth-century "lotus-born" Buddhist saint. Near the base of the

title: Mount Everest

text: trips to Everest, they are still dangerous. But the guides and organisers tell clients, "Don't worry, it's all organised." The route is prepared by hundreds of Sherpas. Extra oxygen is available in all camps, right up to the summit. People will cook for you and lay out your beds. Clients feel safe and don't care about the risks. However, not all opinions on the subject among prominent mountaineers are strictly negative. For example, Edmund Hillary, who went on record saying that he has not liked "the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest" and claimed that "Having people pay $65,000

title: Mount Everest

text: due to the Olympic torch relay being taken to the summit of Mount Everest. Mt. Everest has two main climbing routes, the southeast ridge from Nepal and the north ridge from Tibet, as well as many other less frequently climbed routes. Of the two main routes, the southeast ridge is technically easier and more frequently used. It was the route used by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 and the first recognised of 15 routes to the top by 1996. This was, however, a route decision dictated more by politics than by design, as the Chinese border was closed

title: Everest Re

text: crop, professional liability, and accident insurance. As of 2016, 70% of premiums were from reinsurance, with the remainder in insurance (Total premiums were ). 61% of premiums were from property insurance and reinsurance, with the remainder from casualty insurance and reinsurance. In reinsurance, 52% of premiums were from the United States, 17% were from Europe, 15% were from Latin America, and the rest were from the rest of the world. Everest Re sells catastrophe bonds to investors through a variety of subsidiaries, including Mt. Logan Re and Kilimanjaro Re. Because of the business it is in, Everest Re profits are

title: Everest (Framework)

text: Health Infoway. Everest is used in the following products The Everest Developer's Guide can be found on Lulu. Everest (Framework) The Everest Framework is an open-source framework used to assist software developers in the digital health sector to create HL7v3 messages in Pan-Canadian or Universal formats. The framework was developed by Mohawk College used for HL7 version 3 messaging and CDA Document processing called the "Everest Framework". This framework is available for Java and .NET and comes with extensive examples and documentation on how to use HL7v3 messaging. Support is also available via the CodePlex project page. This framework was

title: Mount Everest

text: the age of 80. In 1975, Junko Tabei, a Japanese woman, became the first woman to summit Mount Everest. The Polish climber Andrzej Zawada headed the first winter ascent of Mt. Everest, the first winter ascent of an eight-thousander. The team of 20 Polish climbers and 4 Sherpas established a base camp on Khumbu Glacier in early January 1980. On 15 January, the team managed to set up Camp III at 7150 meters above sea level, but further action was stopped by hurricane-force winds. The weather improved after 11 February, when Leszek Cichy, Walenty Fiut and Krzysztof Wielicki set up

title: Mount Everest in 2013

text: Sudarshan Gautam, who was descending the mountain after becoming the first person without arms to summit Everest without using prosthetics. Gautam was rescued after collapsing near Camp 3. On 21 May 2013 a team from Lawrence School Sanawar climbed Mt. Everest. The first school to do this globally. On 21 May, Arunima Sinha became the first female amputee to summit Everest. Phurba Tashi completed his 21st summit in May, a total equal to the record held by Apa Sherpa. On 27 April, three climbers were attacked by a group of 100 Sherpas at 21,000 feet elevation. The event was seen

title: Expedition Everest

text: artificial mountain in the world, but not, as occasionally cited, the tallest point in Florida. It is Disney's 18th mountain-themed attraction. The artificial mountain is not a model of Mount Everest, but rather of the fictional "forbidden mountain" guarded by the yeti in the story created for the attraction by Walt Disney Imagineering. Everest is represented by the barren background peak on the far right, which is made to seem far in the distance (an example of forced perspective). The yeti is the largest and most complex audio-animatronic figure ever built by Walt Disney Imagineering. It is tall. Its "skin"

title: Everest (short story)

text: of Everest is the location of a Martian outpost, and that the yeti are actually Martians. In the summary of "Buy Jupiter and other stories", Asimov claims he frequently used this story to show how poor he was at predicting the future: Everest was successfully climbed in May 1953, and the story (although written in April 1953) did not appear in print until December of that year, meaning Asimov predicted Everest would never be conquered seven months after it was. Everest (short story) "Everest" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the December

title: 1952 Swiss Mount Everest expedition

text: to Mt. Everest were remarkable, and exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. At the first attempt, it had opened up a new route to the peak of Everest, and it had reached an extraordinary height on the southwestern ridge in difficult conditions. In the opinion of the extremely critical (?) Marcel Kurz, this expedition could almost be compared to a victory. It paved the way for further successes by other expeditions. The expedition named the Geneva Spur rock formation, between the Western Cwm and the South Col. During the 1956 Swiss Everest–Lhotse expedition, Geneva Spur was the location of the

title: Everest (Framework)

text: Everest (Framework) The Everest Framework is an open-source framework used to assist software developers in the digital health sector to create HL7v3 messages in Pan-Canadian or Universal formats. The framework was developed by Mohawk College used for HL7 version 3 messaging and CDA Document processing called the "Everest Framework". This framework is available for Java and .NET and comes with extensive examples and documentation on how to use HL7v3 messaging. Support is also available via the CodePlex project page. This framework was developed through grant funding provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Canada

title: Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

text: Mt. Everest Disaster" (1997)); it also follows the climbing teams of summit guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. The film begins with Krakauer giving a monologue about the events about the disaster. The guides, Rob Hall (Nat Parker), and Scott Fischer (Peter Horton) introduce themselves, their teams, and discuss with the clients how they intend to reach the summit by the set date. Hall's group contains Doug Hansen, a mailman from Seattle, Krakauer, Yasuko Namba, and several others. Fischer's group contains a New York socialite, Sandy Pittman, who will perform what Krakauer does for Hall's group, reporting and bring attention.

title: Everest Records

text: eleven LPs with Everest between 1958-59. Six were recorded with the Stadium Symphony and five with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Stokowski believed that the recording philosophy of Everest was inimical to music making, and more in line with mathematics and engineering. None of the records he made with the company seemed to satisfy him. However, many are still considered exceptional as recordings. Stokowski discovered bootleg recordings of his Everest records being issued on the Tiara label. These included both his name and the name of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. He wrote Bernard Solomon at Everest to ask how this could

text: mountaineers, and facilitate torchbearers (taking) the Olympic flame to the top of the world," the report said. Critics claim the highway, which begins in Tibet's Xigaze prefecture, will damage the permafrost in the ecologically fragile area. But officials said they had conducted a thorough study of the effects on the permafrost, and that the 150 million yuan (US$21.5 million, €13.5 million) project did not damage the environment. The Chinese government said that the Everest event will be a show of international sportsmanship and national pride. "The torch relay to Mount Everest is a highlight of the whole relay, and it

title: Everest (Indian TV series)

text: throughout the working hours for several weekends. Nikhil Madhok said that this was done to give people an experience of how it feels on Everest. Everest (Indian TV series) Everest is a Hindi language Indian telenovela which began airing on STAR Plus on 3 November 2014. The series was created by Ashutosh Gowariker and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited (AGPPL). The music of the telenovela was composed by A. R. Rahman. It was shot in India and Nepal. The shooting locations included Everest Base Camp (in Nepal) and the Dokriani Glacier (in India), which are located at a

title: Mount Everest

text: without invitation. The Sherpa people also believe that Mt. Everest and its flanks are blessed with spiritual energy, and one should show reverence when passing through this sacred landscape. Here, the karmic effects of one's actions are magnified, and impure thoughts are best avoided. In 2015 the president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association warned that pollution, especially human waste, has reached critical levels. As much as "26,500 pounds of human excrement" each season is left behind on the mountain. Human waste is strewn across the verges of the route to the summit, making the four sleeping areas on the route

title: Everest Vietnam

text: Vietnamese people are ready to subjugate high mounts, bring Vietnam Spirit to the global sea. It will be the first reality show in the world about mountain climbing and Mt. Everest which will be broadcast daily on HTV channel. Viewers can expect to join in the venturous journey of Climbers, to see effort of each of them overcoming series of physically, mentally and teamwork spirit demanding challenges. Besides, the show also includes interesting information of mysterious landscapes, distinctive cultures and local lives along the journey. This is a great chance to introduce a Vietnam that is full of subduing desires,

title: MT-ND4L

text: cause Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON). This mutation results in the replacement of the amino acid valine with alanine at position 65 of the protein ND4L, disrupting function of Complex I in the electron transport chain. It is unknown how this mutation leads to the loss of vision in LHON patients, but it may interrupt ATP production due to the impaired activity of Complex I. Mutations in other genes encoding subunits of Complex I, including MT-ND1, MT-ND2, MT-ND4, MT-ND5, and MT-ND6 are also known to cause LHON. MT-ND4L NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 4L is a protein that in humans is encoded

title: Mt. Angel, Oregon

text: Mt. Angel is also home to the historic Queen of Angels Monastery, which is still operated by the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel, and the 1912 Saint Mary Catholic Church, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Windischar's General Blacksmith Shop is another NRHP-listed structure in the city. In March 2006, the city announced plans to build a glockenspiel. Completed in time for Oktoberfest 2006, the glockenspiel is the largest in the United States. Located on the corner of Charles and Garfield streets, the four-story-tall glockenspiel is part of the Edelweiss Village Building. Mt.

title: 1922 British Mount Everest expedition

text: of the very first scientist who had pointed out the possible use of bottled oxygen for gaining great heights. At this point in time the available systems (derived from mining rescue systems) were in his opinion too heavy to be a help at great heights. Kellas was part of the Everest reconnaissance expedition in 1921 but died on the way to Mt. Everest. This expedition had taken bottled oxygen with them, but it was never used. Additionally, few paid much attention to Kellas' innovative ideas, possibly because his scientific work belonged strictly to the amateur tradition. More attention was paid

title: 1924 British Mount Everest expedition

text: Everest. Horses, donkeys, yaks, and dozens of local porters provided transport. The expeditions arrived at Mt. Everest in late April and only had until June before the monsoon began, allowing only six to eight weeks for altitude acclimatisation, setting up camps, and the actual climbing attempts. A secondary task for the expedition was to survey the area around the West Rongbuk Glacier. The Survey of India sent a Gurkha surveyor with the expedition who was assisted in climbing to the difficult areas to survey. Two expeditions preceded the 1924 effort. The first in 1921 was an exploratory expedition led by

title: Mount Everest

text: camp IV on South Col (7906 m). Cichy and Wielicki started the final ascent at 6:50 AM on 17 February. At 2:40 PM Andrzej Zawada at base camp heard the climbers' voices over the radio – "We are on the summit! The strong wind blows all the time. It is unimaginably cold." The successful winter ascent of Mt. Everest started a new decade of Winter Himalaism, which became a Polish specialisation. After 1980 Poles did ten first winter ascents on 8000 metre peaks, which earned Polish climbers a reputation of "Ice Warriors". On 11 May 1996 eight climbers died after

title: Mount Everest

text: the people who had tried to help her. Another woman from the Americas, the Ecuadorian woman Carla Perez also summited Mount Everest in 2016 without supplementary oxygen. Perez and Arnot became the fifth and sixth women to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen. There is an ongoing discussion about the use of extra bottled oxygen in mountaineering. Also at issue is Dexamethasone (Dex), which is valuable as a lifesaver as it reduces swelling in the brain if someone comes down with high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). When American Bill Burke was interviewed for his attempt, he noted how one of his team

title: MT Pegasi

text: stellar classification of G1 V. Harlan and Taylor (1970) had assigned it a class of G5 V, but this gives a poor match to the color index. HD 217813 was found to be variable in 1995 and hence it was given the variable star designation MT Pegasi (MT Peg). It displays brightness variations with a period of several days, which is caused by star spots that are modulated by the star's rotation period. MT Peg is classified as a BY Draconis variable. MT Peg is considered a young solar analog, which means it is a solar-type star representative of how

title: Everest, Kansas

text: County. The district high school is Horton High School. The Horton High School mascot is Horton Chargers. Everest High School was closed through school unification. The Everest High School mascot was Everest Vikings. Everest, Kansas Everest is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 284. Everest had its start about 1882 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named in honor of Colonel Aaron S. Everest, an attorney for the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad who represented Atchison County in the Kansas Senate. Everest is located

title: Mary Everest Boole

text: Mary Everest Boole Mary Everest Boole (11 March 1832 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire – 17 May 1916 in Middlesex, England) was a self-taught mathematician who is best known as an author of didactic works on mathematics, such as "Philosophy and Fun of Algebra", and as the wife of fellow mathematician George Boole. Her progressive ideas on education, as expounded in "The Preparation of the Child for Science", included encouraging children to explore mathematics through playful activities such as curve stitching. Her life is of interest to feminists as an example of how women made careers in an academic system that did

title: 1924 British Mount Everest expedition

text: calculating the risks. How and where exactly the two climbers lost their lives is still unknown, though Mallory's body was found in 1999. Modern climbers who take a very similar route start their summit bid from high camp at around midnight to avoid the risk of a second night on the descent or a highly risky bivouac without the protection of a tent. They also use headlamps during the dark, a technology which was not used by the early British climbers. 1924 British Mount Everest expedition The 1924 British Mount Everest expedition was—after the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition—the second

title: Expedition Everest

text: yeti is reaching down toward it. On reaching the bottom of this drop, riders return to the unloading dock and depart into a gift shop. One ride takes about 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Expedition Everest has six steam-like trains, each with six cars. Each train has 17 rows seating two abreast, for a total of 34 riders per train. The trains are themed as the "Anandapur Rail Service" and are made to look old and rusty. Riders must be at least tall and are secured by a lap bar. The "locomotive" itself is designed to resemble a vertical boiler

title: Mt. Torry Furnace

text: listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Mt. Torry Furnace Mt. Torry Furnace, also known as Virginia Furnace, is a historic iron furnace located at Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1804, and is a stone square trapezoid measuring 30 feet at the base and 40 feet tall. The original cold-blast charcoal stack was converted for hot blast in 1853. It shut down in 1855, then was reactivated in 1863 to support the Confederate States Army. The furnace was destroyed in June 1864 during the American Civil War by Brigadier General Alfred N. Duffié, then

title: Mt. Torry Furnace

text: Mt. Torry Furnace Mt. Torry Furnace, also known as Virginia Furnace, is a historic iron furnace located at Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1804, and is a stone square trapezoid measuring 30 feet at the base and 40 feet tall. The original cold-blast charcoal stack was converted for hot blast in 1853. It shut down in 1855, then was reactivated in 1863 to support the Confederate States Army. The furnace was destroyed in June 1864 during the American Civil War by Brigadier General Alfred N. Duffié, then rebuilt in January 1865. It operated until 1884. It was

title: Mount Everest in 2017

text: body before the window of good weather closed, as the monsoon season to the south grew in force. The Xtreme Everest project continued its multi-year mission to study how the body adapts to high altitude and the physiological changes that occur. Mount Everest in 2017 The Mount Everest climbing season of 2017 began in spring with the first climbers reaching the top on May 11, from the north side. The first team on the south side reached the top on May 15. By early June, reports from Nepal indicated that 445 people had made it to the summit from the

title: Everest Spices

text: than 1000 towns across India. More than 3.705 billion packs of Everest product were sold each year. There were more than 42 blends under the Everest brand name. Everest also exports its products to the US, the Middle East, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa and other countries. Everest Spices Everest Spices is an Indian manufacturer, distributor and exporter of ground spices and spice mixtures under the brand name Everest. Everest has been accorded the Superbrands status three times: in 2003, 2006 and 2009. It also won FMCG Consumer Reaction Award. Everest started began advertising aggressively on the television in

title: Everest Base Camp

text: at this point, climbers allow a day of rest for acclimatization. They then trek another two days to Dingboche, before resting for another day for further acclimatization. Another two days takes them to Everest Base Camp via Gorakshep, the flat field below Kala Patthar, and Mt. Pumori. On 25 April 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale, struck Nepal and triggered an avalanche on Pumori that swept through the South Base Camp. At least 19 people were said to have been killed as a result. Just over two weeks later, on May 12, a second quake struck

title: Everest Re

text: Everest Re Everest Re Group is a reinsurance company based in Hamilton, Bermuda. In 1973, Everest Re Group was founded as Prudential Reinsurance, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial. In the 1990s, Prudential Financial considered selling or spinning off Prudential Reinsurance. On October 6, 1995, Prudential Reinsurance completed an IPO. The chairman and CEO at that time was Joseph V. Taranto. Prudential Reinsurance was renamed Everest Re in 1996, after Mount Everest. In 2017, Everest Re became a S&P 500 component. Everest Re provides reinsurance and insurance to an international set of customers. Types of insurance provided include property, worker's compensation,

title: Everest Spices

text: Everest Spices Everest Spices is an Indian manufacturer, distributor and exporter of ground spices and spice mixtures under the brand name Everest. Everest has been accorded the Superbrands status three times: in 2003, 2006 and 2009. It also won FMCG Consumer Reaction Award. Everest started began advertising aggressively on the television in 2003, and by 2005, it had 30% share of the branded pure spices market in India. According to the 2007 study, Everest was India's largest spices brand based in Mumbai. More than 20 million households used Everest spices regularly. The brand was stocked by 4,00,000 outlets in more

title: Everest Group

text: in Australia. In 2000, Everest Group begins work on a major BPO project for a large Canadian bank. Everest Group is an advisor in the major outsourcing deal between PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Nortel Networks Corporation valued at US$625 million. In 2001, Everest Group shuts down the Outsourcing Exchange to refocus its strategy and redefine company culture, dropping software from its services to concentrate on high-end TPA. Everest Group advises on the largest HRO deal in Canadian history. In 2002, Everest Group opens an office in Toronto. Everest Group implements Joint Design methodology. In 2003, Everest Group opens an office in

title: 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition

text: 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition set off to explore how it might be possible to get to the vicinity of Mount Everest, to reconnoitre possible routes for ascending the mountain, and – if possible – make the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world. At that time Nepal was closed to foreigners, so any approach had to be from the north, through Tibet. A feasible route was discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing the Lhakpa La pass north east of Everest. It was then necessary

title: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

text: average score of 7.2 out of 10. Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 76 based on 16 reviews. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is a 2013 French animated documentary film by Michel Gondry about the linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Originally titled "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky", it was first screened on 12 February 2013 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film had its European premiere

title: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

text: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is a 2013 French animated documentary film by Michel Gondry about the linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Originally titled "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky", it was first screened on 12 February 2013 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film had its European premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of critics gave the film a positive review, based upon a sample of 36, with an

title: Everest Group

text: Delhi. In 2005, Everest Group opens an office in London. Everest Group recognizes the global sourcing market was maturing and begins developing alternative service offerings and repositioning itself according to new value drivers. The Total Value Equation methodology is developed to look beyond cutting cost. Everest Research Institute is launched. Everest Group starts serving service provider clients. In 2007, Everest Group works with its first country association, South Africa. In 2008, Everest Group launches Market Vista, a quarterly report that provides a comprehensive look into the key forces and metrics defining the market: outsourcing trends, health of the captive model,

text: is merely to relate those used in Howard-Bury's book to alternative romanisation. 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition set off to explore how it might be possible to get to the vicinity of Mount Everest, to reconnoitre possible routes for ascending the mountain, and – if possible – make the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world. At that time Nepal was closed to foreigners, so any approach had to be from the north, through Tibet. A feasible route was discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing

title: Everest Marathon

text: 1987, since when it has been run every two years. In 2003 an alternative race, The Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, was started which is held every year on 29 May to commemorate the first successful 1953 Everest expedition by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The Everest Marathon (1987–present) starts at Gorak Shep at 5,212 m (17,100 ft), the site of the 1953 Everest Base Camp, and finishes in Namche Bazaar, with a 6-mile "Thamo loop" at the end to make the full marathon distance. The Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (2003–present) starts at the current Everest Base Camp below the Khumbu

title: Everest University

text: is set to implement a new plan to improve the education of its students. Everest University is now known as Altierus Career College and Career Education. Their program offerings are now limited to associate degrees and career diplomas in Health Care, Trades, Technical, and Business areas. Everest University lacks regional accreditation. However, the Everest University campuses in Florida were accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award diplomas, associate, bachelor's and master's degrees. Some of the programs offered at Everest University include: Everest University is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

title: Mount Everest

text: the magazine The Atlantic about deaths on Everest noted that while falling is one of the greatest dangers the DZ presents for all 8000ers, avalanches are a more common cause of death at lower altitudes. However, Everest climbing is more deadly than BASE jumping, although some have combined extreme sports and Everest including a Russian who base-jumped off Everest in a wingsuit (he did survive, though). Despite this, Everest is safer for climbers than a number of peaks by some measurements, but it depends on the period. Some examples are Kangchenjunga, K2, Annapurna, Nanga Parbat, and the Eiger (especially the

title: Sophia Everest

text: on 26 February 2018. 1st Major M Music Awards (2018) Sophia Everest Sophia Everest (, also Sophia Everest Aurora; born Myat Su Khine on 30 April 1992) is a Burmese singer and actress. She gained recognition from competing in "Myanmar Idol Season 1", a televised singing competition. Sophia Everest was born on 30 April 1992 in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the second daughter of three siblings, having an older sister and younger brother. She is a practicing Buddhist. She attended high school at Practising School Yangon Institute of Education and graduated in Biotechnology from Republic Polytechnic in 2014. Everest was

title: Sophia Everest

text: Sophia Everest Sophia Everest (, also Sophia Everest Aurora; born Myat Su Khine on 30 April 1992) is a Burmese singer and actress. She gained recognition from competing in "Myanmar Idol Season 1", a televised singing competition. Sophia Everest was born on 30 April 1992 in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the second daughter of three siblings, having an older sister and younger brother. She is a practicing Buddhist. She attended high school at Practising School Yangon Institute of Education and graduated in Biotechnology from Republic Polytechnic in 2014. Everest was interested in singing since childhood, participating in City FM singing

title: The Man Who Skied Down Everest

text: deep crevasse where the ice shears away from the stagnant ice on the rock face and begins to move downwards as a glacier. The ski descent was the objective of "The Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition 1970". Six members of this expedition died. At the same time, another independent Japanese expedition (called "The Japanese Mount Everest Expedition 1970") undertook a combined ascent of (a) the normal route, including Naomi Uemura who made the summit, and (b) the first attempt at the South-West Face, the tall black face on the movie poster with the Y-shaped snowy gully. Two members of this second

title: Everest '82

text: Everest '82 Everest '82 is a Canadian drama film miniseries directed by Graeme Campbell and written by Keith Ross Leckie. It aired in the fall of 2008 on CBC television and was produced by Alberta Filmworks. The series is based on the book "Canadians on Everest: The Courageous Expedition of 1982" by Bruce Patterson of the "Times-Colonist" newspaper. "Everest '82" tells the true story of the first Canadians to climb Mount Everest. The film begins with Laurie Skreslet just having lost his best friend in a climbing accident, that happened near Banff. He believes the accident was his fault. The

title: C.D. Everest

text: standings. The club was founded on February 2, 1931 under the name Círculo Deportivo Everest. They are named after the Mount Everest. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Alejandro Ponce Noboa, but often uses Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera. National C.D. Everest Club Deportivo Everest is an Ecuadorian football team based in Guayaquil. They currently play in the third-level Segunda Categoría, but have spent ten seasons in the top-flight Serie A. Everest is one of the eight team in the country to win a national championship. Their only conquest came in 1962. Their trophy haul also includes one

title: Everest Group

text: provider developments, and location risks and opportunities. Everest Group and NASSCOM jointly release the findings of the landmark study on India’s BPO industry, titled, NASSCOM-Everest India BPO Study - Roadmap 2012 - Capitalizing on the Expanding BPO Landscape. Katrina Menzigian, Everest Group’s Vice President, is named one of FAO Today's 2008 FAO Superstars. Robert Joslin, Partner at Everest Group, is named a board member of the Centre for Outsourcing Research & Education (CORE), beginning his three-year term. Everest Group announces Outsourcing Support Services (OSS) designed to assist strategic sourcing organizations in managing and optimizing their outsourcing efforts. The OSS offerings

title: Everest, Kansas

text: Everest, Kansas Everest is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 284. Everest had its start about 1882 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named in honor of Colonel Aaron S. Everest, an attorney for the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad who represented Atchison County in the Kansas Senate. Everest is located at (39.676743, -95.425269). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 284 people, 126

title: 1924 British Mount Everest expedition

text: required the persistent intervention of the British-Indian government with the Dalai Lama regime in Tibet to allow British expedition activities. A major handicap of all expeditions to the north side of Mount Everest is the tight time window between the end of winter and the start of the monsoon rains. To travel from Darjeeling in northern India over Sikkim to Tibet, it was necessary to climb high, long snow-laden passes east of the Kangchenjunga area. After this first step, a long journey followed through the valley of the Arun River to the Rongbuk valley near the north face of Mt.

title: F. Alton Everest

text: grew up a conservative Baptist, reading the works of Harry Rimmer and George McCready Price (although favouring physician Arthur I. Brown as an influence on the relationship between science and religion). In 1941 he attended a meeting of five evangelical scientists, convened by Moody Bible Institute president William H. Houghton, in Chicago, Illinois, which led to the founding of the American Scientific Affiliation, of which he became the organizational leader and president. Everest led the ASA through its first critical decision, that of how to relate to the pre-existing Deluge Geology Society (DGS). Everest was enthusiastic about the DGS's ability

title: George Everest

text: this project. George Everest Colonel Sir George Everest CB FRS FRAS FRGS (; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a Welsh surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. He is best known for having Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, named in his honour. After receiving a military education, Everest joined the East India Company and arrived in India at the age of 16. He was eventually made an assistant to William Lambton on the Great Trigonometric Survey, and replaced Lambton as superintendent of the survey in 1823. Everest was

title: George Everest

text: George Everest Colonel Sir George Everest CB FRS FRAS FRGS (; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a Welsh surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. He is best known for having Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, named in his honour. After receiving a military education, Everest joined the East India Company and arrived in India at the age of 16. He was eventually made an assistant to William Lambton on the Great Trigonometric Survey, and replaced Lambton as superintendent of the survey in 1823. Everest was largely responsible

title: Mount Everest

text: to favour one name over all others, so he decided that Peak XV should be named after Welsh surveyor Sir George Everest, his predecessor as Surveyor General of India. Everest himself opposed the name suggested by Waugh and told the Royal Geographical Society in 1857 that "Everest" could not be written in Hindi nor pronounced by "the native of India". Waugh's proposed name prevailed despite the objections, and in 1865, the Royal Geographical Society officially adopted Mount Everest as the name for the highest mountain in the world. The modern pronunciation of Everest () is different from Sir George's pronunciation

text: reaching the summit from the 8,300-meter base camp. The relay was televised live on CCTV state television, and globally. On the summit, banners of the Olympic slogans were unfurled, and the first and last two torch-bearers were female Tibetan mountaineers. On March 13, China announced it would restrict world mountaineers from climbing Everest and Cho Oyu over concerns that Tibet activists may try to disrupt plans for the climb. John Ackerly, president of the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet, criticized the climb as an attempt by the PRC to legitimize Chinese rule: "Beijing is using the Olympics torch ceremony, which

title: Expedition Everest

text: to understand, it's a giant complicated machine sitting on top of, like, a 46-foot tall tower in the middle of a finished building. So, it's really hard to fix, but we are working on it. And we continue to work on it. We have tried several 'things', none of them quite get to the key, turning of the 40-foot tower inside of a finished building, but we are working on it... I will fix the Yeti someday, I swear." In 2005, Disney, Discovery Networks, and Conservation International conducted expeditions to Nepal as part of the promotion for Expedition Everest. The

title: MT Framework

text: move to the new engine starting with "Deep Down" but will continue the use of MT Framework for games developed for the seventh generation of consoles as well as MT Framework Mobile for handhelds and smartphones. He stated that "creators will have to start back at square one when they learn how [to] develop games using Panta Rhei" but the overall efficiency of development would increase more than it would if they had merely updated MT Framework. In June 2016, "" was announced and revealed to be running on a new proprietary engine by Capcom named RE Engine. RE Engine

title: Everest College

text: the schools running. Accreditation for Everest College varies by country, state and region. Everest College campuses that are regionally accredited are Everest College Phoenix, Everest College Mesa and online courses taught through Everest College Phoenix. All other Everest College campuses are nationally accredited. Generally, credits from nationally accredited institutions are not transferable to other colleges and universities. In 2009 Everest College Phoenix was placed on academic probation by its accrediting body over concerns that it did not have enough autonomy and control over on-campus academics and operations from the parent company, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. In September 2010, the North Central

title: Everest gasfield

text: was owned by ConocoPhillips, was acquired by BG Group in 2007. The field is named after George Everest. There is a permanent production installation in the Northern area of the field (located : water depth), containing 11 surface wells and a flowline connecting to two subsea wells in the Southern area. The North Everest platform, built by Highland Fabricators, is also the location for the starting point of the CATS pipeline, which relays gas from Everest and a number of others including Lomond and Armada, to the CATS terminal at Teesside. The North Everest platform is linked with the unmanned

title: Everest Group

text: Dallas, Texas. In 1992, Everest Group becomes the first third-party adviser (TPA) on a mega-deal involving Boeing and IBM. In 1993, Everest Group transitions to a third-party intermediary consulting firm to help re-balance the playing field between service providers and buyers. In 1995, Everest Group acquires the Outsourcing Center (previously known as Infoserver) and makes an early move to gain Internet presence. Everest Group advises on the first multi-process HRO deal. In 1996, Everest Group advises on the first multi-process, single-supplier BPO transaction. In 1999, Everest Group launches the Outsourcing Exchange, an online transaction management system. Everest Group opens office

title: Expedition Everest

text: Expedition Everest Expedition Everest — Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a steel roller coaster built by Vekoma at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride is themed around the Yeti protecting the Forbidden Mountain next to Mount Everest. The 2011 edition of Guinness World Records lists Expedition Everest as the most expensive roller coaster in the world. Including sets and extras, its total cost was reported to be US$100 million for six years of planning and construction. It is the tallest artificial mountain in all of the Walt

title: Everest (cigarette)

text: Everest (cigarette) Everest cigarette is a brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by British American Tobacco Zimbabwe Holdings. Everest cigarettes were launched in the 1960s and are popular in the Zimbabwean cigarette market. During the recording of "Abbey Road", a 1969 album by The Beatles, audio engineer Geoff Emerick used to smoke Everests. The band liked the visual imagery of the packet and chose "Everest" as a working title for the album. The brand is mainly sold in Zimbabwe, but also was or still is sold in the United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands, South Africa and Vietnam. Various advertising

title: Everest Base Camp

text: Everest Base Camp Everest Base Camp is either one of two base camps on opposite sides of Mount Everest (It could also be any Everest base camp on a given route, but this is less common since the two main routes became standardized). South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of (), and North Base Camp is in Tibet at (). These camps are rudimentary campsites on Mount Everest that are used by mountain climbers during their ascent and descent. South Base Camp is used when climbing via the southeast ridge, while North Base Camp is used when

title: Everest Records

text: age. The second label is a purple mountain. The entire classical catalog of Belock Everests is relatively small, fewer than 100 LPs. The Everest masters were located in a California vault in 1993 by Seymour Solomon, president of Omega Records and founder of Vanguard Classics. In recent years, some of Everest's audiophile recordings of the Belock/Whyte era have been reissued on compact disc by Collectables Records, DCC Compact Classics, Omega, and Vanguard Classics and on CD, DVD-Audio and LP by Classic Records. In 1965, Everest acquired Period Records. Everest Records Everest Records was a stereophonic record label based in Bayside,

title: Everest Group

text: include tools, decision support and workshops. Everest Group Everest Group is a Dallas, Texas management consulting and research firm that advises clients on global services issues. Founded in 1991 Established in 1991, Everest Group serves users of global services, providers of services, country organizations and private equity firms, in six continents across all industry categories. The firm has six offices across four countries: Dallas, Gurgaon, Bangalore, London, New York City, and Toronto. In May 1991, Everest Group is founded with two employees as a software company to help manage large outsourcing transactions with a vision to improve outsourcing services. In

title: Everest Group

text: Everest Group Everest Group is a Dallas, Texas management consulting and research firm that advises clients on global services issues. Founded in 1991 Established in 1991, Everest Group serves users of global services, providers of services, country organizations and private equity firms, in six continents across all industry categories. The firm has six offices across four countries: Dallas, Gurgaon, Bangalore, London, New York City, and Toronto. In May 1991, Everest Group is founded with two employees as a software company to help manage large outsourcing transactions with a vision to improve outsourcing services. In an office by Addison Airport in

title: MT-ND6

text: 72 in the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 6 protein. This genetic change also has been found in people with LHON and a movement disorder called dystonia, which involves involuntary muscle contractions, tremors, and other uncontrolled movements. This mutation appears to disrupt the normal assembly or activity of complex I in mitochondria. It is not known, however, how this "MT-ND6" gene alteration is related to the specific features of Leigh syndrome, LHON, or dystonia. It also remains unclear why a single mutation can cause such varied signs and symptoms in different people. MT-ND6 interacts with the NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 3

title: Tall Man lettering

text: time-series analysis of data from 42 children's hospitals over a 9-year period found no significant difference before and after a 2007 recommendation for hospitals to adopt Tall Man lettering. However, this study has been criticized due to methodological limitations, such as not recording when and how Tall Man lettering was adopted, if at all, at each of the hospitals studied. The FDA and Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) published a list of recommended Tall-Man Letters for look-alike drugs which includes, but is not limited to: Tall Man lettering Tall man lettering (tall-man lettering or tallman lettering) is the practice

title: Ford Everest

text: touch materials, 'ebony' dark colour scheme. Ford Everest The Ford Everest, also known as the Ford Endeavour in the Indian market, is a mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Ford Motor Company since 2003 over three generations. The Everest is a five-door SUV variant of the Ford Ranger four-door pickup truck. Ford unveiled the MY19 Ford Everest in May 2018. Changes include the new 2.0L Bi-Turbo I4 Diesel engine paired to the 10-speed Automatic transmission. Other changes include Autonomous Emergency Braking, a standard kick-activated power liftgate on Trend and Titanium models, new wheels, Sync 3 now standard on Ambiente

title: Ford Everest

text: Ford Everest The Ford Everest, also known as the Ford Endeavour in the Indian market, is a mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by Ford Motor Company since 2003 over three generations. The Everest is a five-door SUV variant of the Ford Ranger four-door pickup truck. Ford unveiled the MY19 Ford Everest in May 2018. Changes include the new 2.0L Bi-Turbo I4 Diesel engine paired to the 10-speed Automatic transmission. Other changes include Autonomous Emergency Braking, a standard kick-activated power liftgate on Trend and Titanium models, new wheels, Sync 3 now standard on Ambiente models. Interior changes include more soft

title: MT-ATP6

text: nucleotide in the MT-ATP6 gene. As in Leigh syndrome, the most common genetic change associated with NARP replaces the nucleotide thymine with guanine at position 8993 (written as T8993G). The mutations that cause NARP alter the structure or function of ATP synthase, reducing the ability of mitochondria to produce ATP. Although the precise effects of these mutations are unclear, researchers continue to investigate how changes in the MT-ATP6 gene interfere with ATP production and lead to muscle weakness, vision loss, and the other features of NARP. A condition called familial bilateral striatal necrosis, which is similar to Leigh syndrome, can

title: Everest College

text: message: There is a cost to this kind of predatory conduct." More than a thousand former Everest College students have been afforded debt relief by the US government because of Everest's questionable business practices. Thousands more may get debt relief. In 2007, Corinthian Colleges consolidated a number of schools under the Everest brand name. Former schools that became Everest Colleges include: Bryman College, Ashmead College, Mountain West College, Olympia College, Kee Business College, Parks College, Western Business College, Blair College and Springfield College. In December 2007, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (CCi) re-branded their Ontario campuses as Everest College and sold the

title: Everest University

text: faculty with comparable credentials are given the same prefix and number, and are considered equivalent courses. Equivalent courses are guaranteed to transfer to any other institution participating in SCNS, and the credit awarded for these equivalent courses will satisfy the receiving institution’s institutional requirements on the same basis as credits awarded to native students.” All Florida public universities and colleges participate in SCNS as well as numerous career/technical education centers and nonpublic institutions, such as Everest University. On August 24, 2010, Everest University had 709 courses listed on SCNS. Everest University Everest University is an American private university based in

title: Mount Everest

text: summit in 2012. Also, a climber from Macedonia is reported to have died on the mountain. By May 19, 2018, the Kathmandu Times reports that at least 277 climbers had summited Mount Everest. Among those that summited this year was a team led by Adrian Ballinger, including Neal Beidleman who survived the 1996 Mount Everest disaster and returned to summit this season. Record-breaking woman summiter Lhakpa Sherpa summited Mount Everest again, making 2018 her 9th summit of Mount Everest, meanwhile Kami Rita Sherpa attained his 22nd summit in 2018, overtaking the previous maximum of 21 set by Apa Sherpa. The

title: Expedition Everest

text: Everest as the most expensive roller coaster in the world. Including sets and extras, the total cost of the ride was reported to be US$100 million over six years of planning and construction. Expedition Everest won the 2006 Theme Park Insider Award for the "World's Best New Theme Park Attraction". It has also been ranked in the Golden Ticket Awards and the Best Roller Coaster Poll. It was ranked 2nd for "Best New Ride For 2006" in the Golden Ticket Awards. Expedition Everest Expedition Everest — Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a steel roller coaster built by Vekoma at

title: Everest Re

text: very sensitive to large-scale disasters, usually called catastrophes. For instance, Everest Re incurred US$1.2 billion in catastrophe losses in the third quarter of 2017 due to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the Central Mexico earthquake. Everest Re Everest Re Group is a reinsurance company based in Hamilton, Bermuda. In 1973, Everest Re Group was founded as Prudential Reinsurance, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial. In the 1990s, Prudential Financial considered selling or spinning off Prudential Reinsurance. On October 6, 1995, Prudential Reinsurance completed an IPO. The chairman and CEO at that time was Joseph V. Taranto. Prudential Reinsurance

title: James Everest

text: of his place in Northern Districts' early years, the official history written by Winston Hooper in 2006 to mark 50 seasons of first-class cricket for Northern Districts is called "Everest to Vettori: The ND Story". James Everest James Kerse "Jim" Everest (28 March 1918 – 28 September 1992) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts between 1954 and 1957. Jim Everest was part of the first Waikato team to win the Hawke Cup. He scored 53 and 16 when they successfully challenged Manawatu in a close match in February 1938 and remained in

title: Everest (cigarette)

text: South Africa. Should you go to the informal markets in Botswana, Zambia and South Africa you will find large volumes of Madison, Kingsgate or Everest. These cigarettes are not exported by BAT Zimbabwe, but still end up on the market in Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia."" Everest (cigarette) Everest cigarette is a brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by British American Tobacco Zimbabwe Holdings. Everest cigarettes were launched in the 1960s and are popular in the Zimbabwean cigarette market. During the recording of "Abbey Road", a 1969 album by The Beatles, audio engineer Geoff Emerick used to smoke Everests.

title: Everest (cigarette)

text: posters were also made.<ref name="Tobacco/ Cigarette Ads of the 1960s"></ref> "Abbey Road" is the eleventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles and was released on 26 September 1969. Geoff Emerick, the band's audio engineer, used to smoke Everest cigarettes and hence the group had decided to name the album after the brand of cigarette and title it either "Mount Everest", "Everest" or "Ever Rest" (since packets had a silhouette of Mount Everest on them and the Beatles liked the imagery). Originally the band intended to take a private plane over to the Himalayas to shoot a photograph of

title: Everest (band)

text: Everest (band) Everest is a rock band from Los Angeles, California and Nashville, Tennessee, which consists of Russell Pollard (vocals, guitar, drums), Joel Graves (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Elijah Thomson (bass, vocals), Aaron Lee Tasjan (guitar, vocals) and Dan Bailey (drums). In an interview with "CityBeat", bassist Elijah Thomson explained the origin of band name: "Russ and Jason had named their studio Everest Recordings because of a pack of cigarettes that Geoff Emerick had. He was an engineer on a lot of the Beatles stuff and supposedly Abbey Road was originally going to be named Everest and they were going to

title: Timothy Everest

text: Timothy Everest Timothy Charles Peto Everest (born March 1961) is a Welsh tailor and fashion designer who has, according to "Vogue", "dressed some of the world's most famous people". Born in Southampton and raised in Haverfordwest, he moved to London in his early twenties to work with innovative Savile Row tailor Tommy Nutter, where he learned the art of bespoke. Everest was one of the leaders of the New Bespoke Movement, which brought designer attitudes to the traditional skills of Savile Row tailoring. Everest has been running his own tailoring business in the East End of London since 1989. Based

title: Everest ER

text: the clinic, a corporate sponsor (Medcor, Inc.) created and continues to manage the website and production companies filmed documentaries about the clinic in 2004, 2006, and 2007, which increased exposure to potential sponsors. The Everest ER has been well received and relied upon by more teams in the subsequent seasons – in the first 9 seasons the clinic logged over 2500 patient visits. Everest ER The Everest ER is a seasonal tent-based medical clinic at the Everest base camp (17,600 ft/5350m) founded in 2003 by Dr. Luanne Freer, a volunteer physician for the nonprofit Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) in Nepal

title: Everest College

text: Everest College Everest College is a system of colleges in the United States, and with Wyotech, make up Zenith Education. It was until 2015 a system of for-profit colleges in the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario, owned and operated by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. In 2015, Corinthian ceased operating and filed for bankruptcy. While most Corinthian-owned colleges were closed in early 2015, Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC), a non-profit, took ownership of more than half of Corinthian Colleges' campuses, including many Everest College campuses. As of 2016, 19 ECMC-owned Everest locations remain in operation. At least 10 more

title: Mount Everest

text: case would be extraordinarily dangerous. Eventually, a rescue was organised thanks to a lieutenant colonel of the Nepalese Army who conducted the second-highest known helicopter medical evacuation up to that time. The storm's impact on climbers on the North Ridge of Everest, where several climbers also died, was detailed in a first-hand account by British filmmaker and writer Matt Dickinson in his book "The Other Side of Everest". 16-year-old Mark Pfetzer was on the climb and wrote about it in his account, "Within Reach: My Everest Story". The 2015 feature film "Everest", directed by Baltasar Kormákur, is based on the

title: Mount Everest webcam

text: Mount Everest webcam The Mount Everest webcam was a camera located on Kala Patthar, a mountain in the Nepalese Himalaya, at an altitude of . The webcam captured video footage of the summit of Mount Everest and was the highest webcam in the world. It was installed by Italian scientists as part of the Everest Share 2011 research project by the Nepalese Ev-K2-CNR team, which was intended to gather information regarding climate change by working together with the Everest weather station. As of 2018, the camera is no longer operating. The camera was an M12-type model made by the German-based

title: Journey to Everest

text: Journey to Everest Journey to Everest is a 2009 Christian adventure documentary film. Directed by David Kiern and produced by Mitchell Galin for Epiphany Documentary Films, it follows the story of six Americans as they trek to Mount Everest. "Journey to Everest" follows the adventures of a team of six American businessmen who travel to the Himalayas to trek to Everest Base Camp. On their way into the mountains to begin their ascent, they are bumped from a plane flight that crashes and kills 18 people. After the crash, the team begins to re-think their own lives and the time

title: Everest (Indian TV series)

text: had wanted to launch "Everest" around winter, as the audience will enjoy the telenovela more with the cold around the corner. "Everest" was scheduled to premiere on STAR Plus on 3 November 2014 at 10:00 pm (IST). In an effort to ensure that the audiences are able to relate to the story of "Everest", the makers of the telenovela stated that the title "Everest" is metaphorical. "Everest" is symbolic of every person's struggle to accomplish something. Nikhil Madhok said, "The marketing plan will revolve around the thought 'Everybody has an "Everest" in their life' – something everybody will be able

title: George Everest

text: Crickhowell, Brecknockshire, Wales. Everest was the eldest son and third of six children born to Lucetta Mary (née Smith) and William Tristram Everest. His father was a solicitor and justice of the peace, part of a "Greenwich family of long standing", and was successful enough to acquire a large estate in South Wales. His grandfather John Everest, the son of a butcher, was the first in the family to enter the legal profession. The Everest family in Greenwich can be traced at least as far back as the late 1600s, when Tristram Everest – John's great-grandfather – was a butcher

title: Mount Everest

text: information from the Everest climb using the smartphone software application and service Snapchat. Mount Everest has had a 3G wireless data communication network since 2010. One of the things that was reported by them, was that bottled oxygen was stolen from them and there was some bad behaviour up there. The bottled oxygen was there for emergency back-up if they ran into trouble. Cory Richards summited Mount Everest without oxygen and returned safely, and Adrian made it almost to the top also. Another famous mountaineer, British climber Kenton Cool achieved his 12th Everest summit (the second-highest number of Everest summitings

title: Everest Marathon

text: organised by a Kathmandu trekking agency with support from the Nepal Tourism Board. 2010 saw the first ultra marathon (Everest Ultra) to be held from Gorak Shep to Lukla with a distance of 65 km, this was again conceived by Jan Turner and organised by Ramesh Bhattachan an ex British Gurkha. Significant Everest Marathon Non Nepali Race Results – 28 November 2017 Everest Marathon The Everest Marathon, the world's highest marathon, was started in 1985 by Jan Turner and Tony Hunt on a trek to and from Everest Base Camp. Jan Turner pioneered the course in 12 hours without aid

title: Mount Everest

text: the summit before that incident. The degree of commercialisation of Mount Everest is a frequent subject of criticism. Jamling Tenzing Norgay, the son of Tenzing Norgay, said in a 2003 interview that his late father would have been shocked to discover that rich thrill-seekers with no climbing experience were now routinely reaching the summit, "You still have to climb this mountain yourself with your feet. But the spirit of adventure is not there any more. It is lost. There are people going up there who have no idea how to put on crampons. They are climbing because they have paid

title: Expedition Everest

text: between forward and backward sections during the same ride. The mountain façade, the Yeti audio-animatronic, and the roller coaster are three independent structures. Each structure reaches the ground-level and does not touch the other two structures. This was achieved via 4-D scheduling software that told builders how to construct it. Expedition Everest is often compared to the 1959 Matterhorn Bobsleds roller coaster at Disneyland, which also features a snowy mountain setting and an "abominable snowman" figure throughout the ride. Expedition Everest's mountain is made from 1,800 tons of steel and painted with 2,000 gallons of paint. It is the tallest