page_title: Mount Everest
section_title: Expeditions
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Everest / Expeditions
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: エベレスト南東稜、イエローバンド付近を登攀中。 Nederlands: Klimmend over de Gele Band van Mount Everest op de zuidcolroute. Canon PowerShot A630
context_page_description: Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point.
  The current official elevation of 8,848 m, recognised by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and confirmed by a 1975 Chinese survey.
  In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society, as recommended by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India, who chose the name of 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 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 2019, over 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain.
context_section_description: Because Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, it has attracted considerable attention and climbing attempts. Whether the mountain was climbed in ancient times is unknown. It may have been climbed in 1924, although this has never been confirmed, as both of the men making the attempt failed to return from the mountain. Several climbing routes has been established over several decades of climbing expeditions to the mountain.
caption: Climbers below the Geneva Spur
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