It was today that Everest which is 8, 848m high was first scaled. More than 3,500 people have successfully climbed the 29,029 ft. mountain—and more than a tenth of that number scaled the peak just over the last year. On one day alone in 2012, 234 climbers reached the peak.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
60th Anniversary of Scaling Everest
It was today that Everest which is 8, 848m high was first scaled. More than 3,500 people have successfully climbed the 29,029 ft. mountain—and more than a tenth of that number scaled the peak just over the last year. On one day alone in 2012, 234 climbers reached the peak.