Mount Everest 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 result of 8844.43 m. There followed an argument between China and
Mount Everest in 2013 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