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Sir George Everest first recorded the location of Mount Everest in 1841 and named it Peak XV. It was later renamed in 1865 to Mount Everest to honor him. Mount Everest is located between Nepal and Tibet, stands over 29,000 feet tall, and was first successfully climbed by many notable adventurers including the first woman Junko Tabei and first blind climber Erik Weihenmayer.

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By Luisne Corey
•Sir George Everest first recorded the location of Mount Everest in 1841. •He named it Peak XV. •In 1865 it was renamed Mount Everest in honour of Sir George Everest. •It is called Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmatha in Nepal. •It is called really high mountain in the Corey house.
•The first woman to climb Mt Everest was Junko Tabei. •The first blind person to climb Mt Everest was Erik Weihenmayer. •The youngest Irish man to climb Mt Everest was Mark Quinn. •The first Irish man to climb Mt Everest was Pat Falvey.
•Mount Everest is 29,035 feet or 8848 metres high. •It is over 60 million years old. •Everest grows about a quarter of an inch every year. •The rocky top is covered with deep snow all year long.

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Mount Everest

  • 2. •Sir George Everest first recorded the location of Mount Everest in 1841. •He named it Peak XV. •In 1865 it was renamed Mount Everest in honour of Sir George Everest. •It is called Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmatha in Nepal. •It is called really high mountain in the Corey house.
  • 3. •The first woman to climb Mt Everest was Junko Tabei. •The first blind person to climb Mt Everest was Erik Weihenmayer. •The youngest Irish man to climb Mt Everest was Mark Quinn. •The first Irish man to climb Mt Everest was Pat Falvey.
  • 4. •Mount Everest is 29,035 feet or 8848 metres high. •It is over 60 million years old. •Everest grows about a quarter of an inch every year. •The rocky top is covered with deep snow all year long.