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 Nepal is a country well known for its Himalaya mountains. Amongs the 10 highest peaks in the world, eight including the highest peak Mt. Everest, crown this country. Nothing on the earth can beat the exhilaration of scaling them. No wonder nepal is the favorite destinatiion for mountaineers and every year more than 500 expedition trudge up the Himalaya.
The first serious attempt to climb Mt. Everest (8850m) was made in 1922. The Expedition, as did all attempts until 1950, climbed the mountain from the north after a long approach march across the plains of Tiber. The highest point reached was 8320m. An avalanche killed seven Sherpas below the North Col.
In 1924 another team of British gentlemen in their tweed suits set off to climb Everest. They didn't have crampons and had a furious argument about whether the use of oxygen was "sporting". On this Expedition George Mallory and Andrew Irvine climbed high on the mountain and never returned back. Nobody has ever found out whether they reached the top before they perished.
Many times, many groups has tried to ascend on the top of Everest although nobody success on their aim. After the second world war Tibet was closed, but Nepal had begun to open its border. In 1950 Tilman made a peripatetic trip all over Nepal and ascent of Kala Pathar and Khumbu Ice fall. At that time Nepal allowed only one Expedition team per year on Everest . In 1952 Swiss leader Raymond Lambert and Tenzing Norgey Sherpa reached a height of almost 8600m but the high wind and cold drove them back from a point just above the South Col. In 1953 a huge British Expedition led by John Hunt, finally succeeded. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgey Sherpa reached the summit of Everest on 29th of May 1953. The golden era of history of Expedition has been started to set and till 2000 more than 1300 courageous climbers succeeded to step the top of Mt. Everest. But unfortunately more than 300 peoples have been killed by avalanche and deep crevasse.
So, if you would like to expand your horizon or acquire new skills, please join us at Ascent Sherpaland Adventure Nepal
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