Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is 29,035 feet high and lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet. It was recognized as the highest place on Earth in 1852 and is named after Sir George Everest, who was the British Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. New Zealand mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary, along with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.