Mount Everest to climbers on those routes but also to the base camps. Mount Everest Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha () and in Tibetan as Chomolungma (), 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 , 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
2006 Philippine Mount Everest expedition 2006 Philippine Mount Everest expedition The 2006 Philippine Mount Everest expedition was the quest for the first Filipino's to climb Mount Everest, and to put the Philippine flag on top of the mountain. The expedition, consisting of Filipino triathlete Leo Oración and Erwin Emata, was backed by Philippine television network ABS-CBN; Romeo Garduce, who was climbing at the same time, was sponsored by rival GMA-7. Despite having rival sponsors, both teams maintained that it was not a race to the top of Mount Everest. They made their ascent via the South Col route. A third Filipino, Dale Abenojar, climbed independently,