Wishing you all a Happy Everest Day 2023! We are delighted to share the amazing facts, fascinating history, and warm wishes with you on this momentous occasion. May you be motivated and inspired with amazement as you reflect on Mount Everest’s incredible feats today. Enjoy the festivities and embrace the spirit of adventure!
Mount Everest, towering at 8848 meters, stands proudly among the top 9 out of the 10 highest mountains in the world. Often referred to as the “Roof of the World,” this UNESCO heritage site boasts a rich diversity of flora, fauna, and some of the rarest biodiversities found on Earth.
Everest has forever been a magnet for mountaineers and thrill-seekers seeking adventure. Travellers can reach Everest by taking a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and then embarking on a hiking journey through Jiri and Lukla to reach their destination.
Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal, there is a queue of people to summit Everest. It demonstrates the craze of mountaineers and enthusiasts who are drawn to conquer the highest peak in the world.
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History and Background
In 1953, the historic ascent of Mount Everest took place when Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary successfully summited the mountain. The legendary climber Hillary passed away in 2008. Mount Everest Day gets marked in the memoir of this incident with a parade and numerous events.
The distinctive Mt. Everest Day festivity in Kathmandu and Everest Base Camp is extremely important for boosting the Nepal tourism industry. Diplomats, mountaineers, tourist administrators, and government representatives all take part in this event to honour and remember Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary’s momentous climb of Mount Everest in 1953. The event honours their extraordinary accomplishment while also showcasing the mountain’s importance to Nepal’s tourism industry.
Facts about Everest
| The name Everest was Proposed by | Andrew Waugh in 1865 |
| Actual Height of Everest | 8,848.86 meters |
| Age of Everest | 60 Million Years approx. |
| Overall Summit times | 9000+ |
| Average Death Rate on Everest | 2% above 8000 m |
| Sleeping Beauty on Mount Everest | Francys Arsentiev |
| First Japanese woman to climb Everest | Junko Tabei in 1975 |
| First American to climb Everest | Jim Whittaker in 1963 |
| The first-ever attempt to reach the summit | 10 weeks |
| Cost to Climb Everest | $30000 per person |
| Closest Airport to Everest | Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla |
| Name for Everest in Nepal | Sagarmatha |
| Wind speed at Everest | over 200 kmph |
| First and the only helicopter on Everest | Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel of France |
| First-ever attempt to reach the summit | George Mallory and team, 1921 |
| The year with zero attempts on Everest | 1974 |
| Growth of Everest each year | A quarter of an inch |
| The harshest temperature on Everest | -80oF |
| Youngest and oldest climber to teach summit | 13 and 80 years |
| Person to climb Everest solo without oxygen | Reinhold Messner |
Quotes and wishes
- To the nation that has it all, Happy Everest Day 2023 to Nepal.
- Trekking means a travelling experience with thrilling excitement. Happy Everest Day 2023
- A barrier more intimidating than Mount Everest emerges between you and your mindfulness: It’s Mount Ego.
- You need peaks, long staircases don’t make good hikers. Happy Everest Day
- Scaling to the summit requires strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or the top of your career.
- Climate change is the Everest of all obstacles, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.
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Paper Clip Day
It’s intriguing how a simple twisted piece of metal like the paper clip has its own anniversary. Though we might wonder, these paper clips hold a significant history. They were used as a symbol during the Norwegian resistance against Nazi German occupation in World War II. Happy Paper Clip Day 2023! Let’s commemorate this seemingly ordinary but historically significant invention.
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