Climbing Mount Everest, known as the highest mountain in the world, is a dream come true for every climber. It is located in Nepal and marks the border of Nepal and Tibet. Its height is 8848 meters above sea level and the beauty of this place is made just by looking at it. On the other hand, it is equally dangerous. Many people tried to climb Mount Everest, but they could not fulfill their dream and fell on the cheek of Kaal. At the same time, some lucky people made their dream come true.

Mount Everest located in Nepal is also known as the crown of the world due to its vastness. By the way, whenever there is talk of Mount Everest, people only talk about its height. But apart from the height, there are some interesting facts related to it, about which very few people know. So today in this article we are telling you about some amazing facts related to Mount Everest-

Mount Everest is more than 60 million years old

You might not know, but Mount Everest is more than 60 million years old. This mountain was formed when the continental plate of India crashed into Asia. The plate of India pushed under Asia, which lifted a large part of the land upward, creating the world's highest mountain range.

Mount Everest has many names

Do you know that Mount Everest has many names? It was originally named Sagarmatha by Nepali, which means goddess of the sky. On the other hand, Tibetans refer to the mountain as Chomolungma, which means Mother of the Mountains. At the same time, when British Surveyor General George Everest discovered it in 1841, he named it Peak 15. But later in 1865, the name of the mountain was changed to Mount Everest in honor of Sir George Everest.

Mount Everest is extremely dangerous

Mount Everest is as beautiful as it is dangerous. According to an estimate, about 300 people have died on this mountain so far. The cumulative death rate here is around 2 percent, making Everest the 7th deadliest mountain in the world. While climbing Mount Everest, you will see the dead bodies of many people. Indeed, when people die while climbing Everest, their bodies are left on the mountain, as it is a huge challenge to drag and carry the bodies down in a low-oxygen environment.

Two clock rule has to be followed

We all know that climbing Mount Everest is not that easy. That's why climbers move forward with great care and planning. Generally, people climbing Mount Everest follow the two-clock rule. That is, climbers have to reach Mount Everest by 2 pm because after that the chances of accidents due to change of weather increase very much. Not only this, about 10 weeks of hard training is given before climbing Mount Everest. Everest is allowed to climb only after completing the training and passing various health tests.

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