The Everest Approx. Statute Miles 0 Approx. Kilometres 10 Useless Fact Sir George Everest pronounced his name ‘Eve-rest’. We are all pronouncing the mountain’s name wrongly! Everest by Alan Hinkes, OBE “Everest is the big one and a great summit to bag; May ’96 was when I made it. It is an impressive peak, you don’t have to climb it to appreciate it, just go and see it.” Alan Hinkes summited Everest with Himalayan Kingdoms Expeditions. Congratulations to Al for completing all fourteen 8,000ers and being awarded an OBE in 2006. Al Hinkes on the summit of Kangchenjunga Photo: Berghaus The Everest Region 30 tel: 0845 330 8579 (local call rate, UK only) international tel: +44 1453 844 400 www.himalayankingdoms.com

31 Region Jugal Himal Inset Main Map Map of Jugal Himal The Everest Region tel: 0845 330 8579 (local call rate, UK only) international tel: +44 1453 844 400 www.himalayankingdoms.com Interesting Facts English Name: Mount Everest Nepalese Name: Sagarmatha Tibetan Name: Chomolungma Height: 8,850m/29,035ft – the highest mountain in the world Location First Recorded: 1841 by Sir George Everest First Ascent: 29 May 1953 – British Expedition – Ed Hillary (New Zealand) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Leader: Col. John Hunt First Female Ascent: 1975: Junko Tabei of Japan First Britons to Summit: 1975: Dougal Haston and Doug Scott First Ascent w/o Oxygen: 1978: Reinhold Messner and Peter Habler First Solo Ascent: 1980: Reinhold Messner First British Solo w/o Oxygen: 1988: Stephen Venables First British Female: 1993: Rebecca Stevens Most Successful 1993: Himalayan Kingdoms Ltd put 16 people on the summit British Expedition: Leader: Steve Bell Fastest Ascent: 2004: Pemba Dorji Sherpa, 8 hours 10 minutes from base camp to summit. Achieved 21st May, 2004. Fastest Descent: 11 minutes: Jean Marc Boivin by paraglider Youngest Ascent: 2003: Mingkipa Sherpa, 15 year old Nepalese girl Oldest Ascent: May 2007: Katsusuke Yanagisawa – 71 yrs. Most Ascents: 17 ascents: Apa Sherpa – (as at May 2007) Summiteers lead Everest Treks Many of our Everest treks in 2008/9 will be led by Sherpas who have climbed Everest. These will predominately feature Ang Tsering Sherpa (left) and Phura Dorjee Sherpa. They may also be joined by Rinzing Sherpa, Ang Temba and others. Photo: Kirsty Parsons