MOUNTAINEER’S WORLD RECORD FACT AND FIGURES(Mountaineer’s World record’s Study)

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1. Highest Mountain:- Mount Everest in the eastern Himalayas on the Tibet-Nepal border has a height of 8848m (29028ft). It was officially recognized as the world highest mountain in 1856, following surveys carried out by the Indian Government. The Mountain was named after Col Sir George Everest (UK), Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.
2. 29th May 1953:  First ascend on Mount Everest: Mount Everest (8,848 m, 29,028 ft) was climbed at 11:30 a.m. on 29th May 1953, when the summit was reached by Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (New Zealand) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal). The successful expedition was led by col. (later Hon. Brigadier) Henry Cecil John Hunt (UK).
3. 5th May 1973:Youngest Ascend on Everest:  Mr. Sambhu Tamang is only First   person, out from Sherpa Family of Nepalese climber, Who summit Mount Everest in 5th May 1973 at the age of 18 years, when he summit Mount Everest he was just 17 year 7th Month & 15 days, as a youngest Everest Climber of the time.
4.  16th May 1975: First Woman ascends on Everest: Mrs. Junko Tabei of Japan become the first woman to reach the Summit of the Highest Mountain, Mount Everest in 16th May 1975 with Ang Chhiring Sherpa.Via the South-East Ridge route. After the summit Mount Everest she climbed many Mountains all over the world, and is the first woman to achieve the Summit of the highest peak on all seven Continents.
5. 1st Ascent Everest ascend without Oxygen:—Reinhold Messnor(Italy) and Peter Habler (Austria) made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest without supplement oxygen on 8 th may 1976. This feat is regarded by some purist Mountaineer’s as the first “True” ascent of Everest. Since overcoming the effects of altitude (i. e .the low oxygen content of the air) in the greatest challenge facing high-altitude climbers.
6.  First person to climb all over 25000 ft:- Reinhold Messner (Italy) becomes the first person to climb the world’s 14 peaks over 25000 ft (8000m) when he summited Lothse (27890ft) 8501 on Nepal-Tibet boarder on Oct 16 1986. His quest began in June 1970, by the second half of 2005; only 14 people had ever achieved this feat an-indication of howdemanding it is.
7. Everest Base Camp to Katmandu:- The records in three days 10 hrs 8 min by Helene Diamantides and Alison Wright, both 22, from 8-10 oct 1987. They covered 9800m 32000ft and descended 14000m 46000ft. 8       Highest Point Bivouac —Four Nepalese Bivouaced at more than 8800m 28870 ft in their descent from the summit of Everest on the night 23 April 1990. They are Ang Rita Sherpa, Ang Kami Sherpa, Passang Norbu Sherpa, and Top Bhadur Khatri.
9. Murderous Mountain:- On July 1990, 43 people were killed in a massive Ice and Snow avlanced on peak Lenion on the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Only two climbers survived this, worst Mountaineering disaster ever.
10. First Married Couple to Reach The Summit of Mount Everest: Andrej & Marija Stremfelj (Yugoslavia) were the first Married Couple to successfully climb Mount Everest, reaching the summit on 7th Oct. 1990 11 Oldest Ice Body—In September 1991, two hackers discovered the mummified remains of a Neolithic man in melting glacier in the Tyrolean Alps on the Italian-Austrian border, 5300 year’s after he had died. Analysis of “otzi” and his belongings has given archeologists a new inside into the technology and culture central Europe some 5000 years ago.
12. Most Difficult Free Climb:- The world’s most difficult free climb is reputed to be action Direk in the Frankenjua, Germany, which has a 9A rating. The climb has earned its reputation became of its overhang and small holds. Action direct was first climbed by Wolfgang Gullich in 1994.
13. First Solo Ascend on Mount Everest by Woman:- In May 1994, 33 years old Alison Hargreaves (GB) became the first woman to reach the summit on Mount Everest alone and without oxygen tanks .in Aug 1995, having reached the summit of K2, Hargreaves was alone of seven climbers who were swept to their death during the descent.
14. 23rd Oct 1996: All Everest ascend without Oxygen: Ang Rita Sherpa (Snow leopard of the Himalayas) was born in 1949 in Thame SolKhumbu Nepal. He’s known as being the only person to top Mount Everest   10 times from (in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 & 1996) each ascent without the use of bottle of oxygen.
15. Worst Year on Mount Everest:- In 1996, 15 of the 98 people who reached the Summit of Mount Everest died during the descend. Best and Worst years on Everest: 1993, 129 Summit and 8 died (a ratio of 16:1), in 1996, 98 Summit and 15 died (a ratio of 6.5:1). Highest cause of death: avalanches-about a (2:1) ratio over falls.
16.  Fastest Melting Glacier:- A Volcanic eruption under vatnajokul glacier in Iceland (Europe’s Largest) in October 1996 topped Lake Grimsvotn with melt water. The melt water flowed from the lake at an estimated 45000 mq /sec. ( 1.6 million ft3/sec. making it the greatest melting of a glacier in recorded history.
17. 23rd May 1997:  Most generation to ascend on Everest: after the first ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal) in 29th May 1953, his son Jamling Norgay Sherpa (India) Summit Mount Everest in 23rd Oct 1996 & the grandson of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing Sherpa (Nepal) climbed the world highest mountain in 23rd Oct. 1997. A record of three generation of the family have now climbed the highest mountain of the world.
18. Fastest ascend of all 14 peaks above see level:- Jerzy “Jurek” Kukuczka (Poland) climbed the 14 peaks above 25000ft (8000m) in Seven years 11 months 16 days between 4 oct-1997, when he ascended Lothse(27890ft-8501m) on the Nepal-Tibet boarder and 18 sept,1987, when he climbed ShisaPangma 26;286ft-8012m in Tibet. In mountaineering circle, the “8000ers” are regarded as the ultimate challenge and seenmore prestigious than seven Summits.
19. 17th Oct. 1998:  Fastest Ascend on Everest: Mr. Passang Kaji Sherpa (Speed) summit Mount Everest in 17th Oct. 1998, in a record ascent in 20 hour 24 minutes from Everest base Camp to the summit of Mount Everest. He broke the record set by Marc Batared in 26th Sept. 1990, from Everest Base camp to Everest top in a 22 hour 29th minutes. On 14th May 1995. Passang Kaji also scaled Mount Everest wearing a Daura-Suruwal the National dress of the Nepal.
20. 6th May 1999: Longest staying on Summit of Everest: Babu Chhiri Sherpa of Nepal completed a stay of 21 hours at the summit of Mount Everest without the use of bottled of oxygen in 6th May 1999.Most climbers stay less than an hour. He climbed Mount Everest again just weeks later, becoming the first person to climb the mountain twice in the same season 21      21st May 2000: Fastest Ascend on Everest: Babu Chhiri Sherpa, Legendry Mountaineer has successes in setting a new world record of being the fastest climber to the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. He broke the record set by Passang Kaji Sherpa & took only 16 hour & 56 minutes to race from the 5,300 meter base camp to the 8,848 meters high summit.
22. Highest Marathon:- The Everest Marathon begins at Gorak Shep(17000ft; 5212m) and end at Namche Bazar (11300ft;3444m) the fastest times to complete this race are man 3hrs 50 min 23 sec. by Hari Roka (Nepal) in 2000, and woman 5 hrs 16 min 3 sec by Anne Stentiford (uk)in 1997.
23. Most Successful Ski-Down Everest:- In 7th Nov 2000, Davo  Kornikaar (Slovenia) skied 29028ft Everest top to Everest Base camp South East
Ridge who is well-known ski-instructor in his country Slovenia.
24. 23rd May 2001: Youngest Ascend on Everest: Temba Tsheri Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23rd May 2001, aged of 15 years 7 days. He had attempted to climb Mount Everest in 2000 at the age of 14 years but he had to turn back just 22 meter (72ft) from the summit. He lost parts of several fingers to frostbite.
25. 22nd May 2003: Youngest Ascend on the Everest: Ming Kipa Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest on 22nd May 2003 at the age of 14 year 9 month. She made the climb with her brother Mingma Gyula Sherpa & Sister Lakpa Sherpa; all three were climbing in support of a Romanian Everest Expedition 2003 from North-Side of Mount Everest.
26. 26th May 2003: Fastest ascend on the Everest: Lakpa Gelu Sherpa (Nepal) made a successful ascent of Mount Everest in 10hour 56 minutes 46 seconds on 26th May 2003, the fastest ever climb from base camp to the summit of the world’s tallest mountain.
27. 21st May 2004: Fastest ascend on the Everest: Mr. Pemba Dorjee Sherpa (Nepal) climbed from Base camp to the Summit in a time of 8 hour 10 minutes on 21st May 2004.The fastest ever ascent of  the world’s tallest Mountain.
28.  Fastest climbed of Everest and K2:-In 2004, Karl Unterkircher (Italy) become the first Mountaineer ever  to summit the world’s two highest mountain’s, Mount Everest and K2   in the same season without use of bottle of oxygen. He repeated his feat between 24th may and 26th July 2004 a records of 63 days
29. Highest Helicopter Landing:- On May 14-2005, Didier Delsalle (France) took off and landed at an altitude of 29035ft (8850m) in a Eurocopter AS350 B3 at the summit of Mount Everest. The very thin air at such altitude makes it extremely difficult for helicopter to stay airborne.
30. 11th May 2006:Most time Ascend Everest by Woman: Ms. Lakpa Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 6th times in 11th May 2006.No any woman has Successfully Summit Mount Everest before her such a highest Mountain of the world.
31. 23rd May 2007: Summit Everest by Seven Brothers of Family: After the ascend of the highest Mountain of the world, Mount Everest by Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa of Dolakha on 23rd May 2007, a new world record is built from the highest point of the world by all seven son of same family born. The successful climbers are late Ang Chirring Sherpa, Nima Temba Sherpa, Pema Tharke Sherpa, Nima Gombu Sherpa, Mingma Chhiri Sherpa, Thundu Sherpa & Passang Tenzing Sherpa respectively.
32.ICE MAN:: Wim Hof, of the Netherlands, stands up to his neck in ice for 72 minutes, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, outside the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, during a successful attempt to break his previous world record for immersion in an outdoor ice bath. Known as “The Iceman,” Mr. Hof controls his body temperature by the tantric practice of tumoand is the only non-Tibetan in the world to have mastered this art.
33. 5th May 2008: Oldest Ascend on the Everest: According to Nepal’s Senior Citizen Mount Everest Expedition (SECEE), Min Bhadur Sherchan (Nepal   B. 20th June 1931) reached the highest point on Earth on 25th May 2008 at the age of 76 years 340 days.
34. 20th May 2010: Youngest Ascend on Everest: A 13-years American boy Summit Mount Everest as a youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, from Tibet Side. Before that youngest climber name under the name of Temba Tsheri Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23rd May 2001, aged of 15 years 7 days.
35. 11th May 2011: Most time Ascend on Everest by Man: Mr. Apa Sherpa 51 years of Nepal successfully climb Mount Everest 21st Times on 11th May 2011.  The most time anyone has ever successfully climbed the world’s highest mountain. He summit as a part of Eco Everest Expedition.
36. Largest Vertical Extent: Both the highest and lowest point on the Earth’s exposed surface are in Asia .Mount Everest, with it’s peak at 8848 m (29,029ft) above sea level, and the death sea, with the surface at 422 m (1,384 ft) below sea level, give Asia a vertical extent (that is the distance between it’s highest and lowest points) of   9,270 m (30,413ft).
37. Deadliest Mountain: Deadliest Mountain to Climb Annapurna I (8091 M 26,545ft) in the 55-km long (34) mile Annapurna Massif, has been climbed by 166 people, 53 of whom died along the way, before 19th April 2009, giving the peak a 41% morality rate- making it statically the world’s most dangerous Mountain. Annapurna I as a 8th Highest Mountain of Nepal as well as 10th Highest Mountain of the world, First ascent by Mr. Ang Tharkay Sherpa (Nepal) Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France) in  3rd June1950 as well as first ascent 8000 meter Mountain of the world.
38. Greatest Mountain Range: The Himalayas contain 96 of the 109 peaks in the world that are more than 24,000 ft (7,315 meter)
39. Clouds with The Greatest Vertical Range: The cloud from with the greatest vertical range is cumulonimbus, which has been observed to reach a height of nearly 65,600 ft (20,000 meter) in the tropics-that’s nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
40. Highest Mountain: Mount Everest in the eastern Himalayas on the Tibet-Nepal border has a height of 8,848 meter (29,028ft).It was officially recognized as the world’s highest mountain in 1956, following surveys carried out by the Indian government. The mountain was named after Col Sir George Everest (UK), Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.
41.  Longest Mountain Range:-The Andes, in South America, are 4700 miles (7600km) long, span seven countries, and are include some of the highest mountain on the earth. Over 50 of the Andes peaks are in excess of 20000ft (6000m) high. Along most of its extent, the range is around 186 miles (300km) in width.
REFERENCES:
NEPAL PARBAT: Golden jubilee special, a journal of Nepal Mountaineering association vol-4, no-9 29th May 2003, Nepal Parbat, Nagpokhari, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
NEPAL TOURISM BOARD: Mountaineering in Nepal: fact and figures, Ministry of culture and civil aviation tourism industry division bhirkutimandap, Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan-2007, Feb-2008,June-2009, June-2010.feb-2011 & feb 2012.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BOOK: Highest bivouac 1993, Mountain sport 1999, Courage and endurance, human achievement, physical earth powerful world 2003, Courage and endurance, epic journey 2004, Highest Mountain 2005, Human achievement exploration 2006/2007, epic Endeavour’s, scaling heights 2008, Spirit of adventure polar pioneers, Spirit of adventure-peak performance 2009 and planet earth Asia, Nordic countries, sport ice-hockey and traveler’s tales scaling the heights 2010.
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NEPAL AND NEPALESE ON THE WORLD RECORD SERIES (Nepalese World Record’s Study)

NEPAL AND NEPALESE ON THE WORLD RECORD SERIES (Nepalese World Record’s Study)

According to the website of the Guinness world records, in 1951 Guinness Brabery chief executive officer Sir Hugh Bibher reach at the suiting party, involved at debate, which was “FAST” Birdgame of Europe, at that time he got the mysterious knowledge about all types of collection books of records, his dream come reality only at that time, when he met the “FACT FINDING COMPANY”S Noris & Soaj Mackwhitkaar. After that they established the Committee “THE GUINNESS BOOKS OF RECORDS” which first edition published in 27^th Aug 1955.which was best seller list in Britain, since it was realiable/authortic   source of the world records. Such types of Statistical data rarely available in other books of the world. It was the best reliable source because all materials published after the message scrutinized, examine or find out the true & truth or understand about the reality from expert of related subjects, after the eliminated doubt about the message only they publish, fact materials of book. Each years they published more than 10 million copy of book, including 37 different linguistic of the world. Interesting point was that, to write name in Guinness books of records don’t have any especial topic or criteria, beside that recorder can set up new world records or can be break set up records by others. As a dreamer people, mysterious or extra ordinary people have many wonderful dream such as American student study in Harvard university, English student study in Oxford or Cambridge, Singer have a dream to performed in Madison Square, Mountaineer’s dream to Summit Mount Everest, politician dream to be a President or prime minister, boy dream to be a most beautiful girl friends in the world, as well as beautiful insult, to boy as Monkey, May have wonderful or best tipical name of the records or memorable Name of the time, topic already informed article main thim was world records of Nepal & Nepalese especially. This was written in English linguistic doesn’t mean world context, this article written in Nepal & Nepalese context, I hope all enjoy it’s my second post words on the blog, at last I confirmed to all my blog visitor, this was the total world records of Nepal & Nepalese land probably, before published article was correction by expert or specialization, which was detail shown below from my collection to all.

1. 29^th May 1953: First ascend on Mount Everest: Mount Everest (8,848 m; 29,028 ft) was climbed at 11:30 a.m. on 29^th May 1953, when the summit was reached by Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (New Zealand) & Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal). The successful expedition was led by col. (later Hon. Brigadier) Henry Cecil John Hunt (UK).
2. 20^th May 1965: Double Ascend On Mount Everest: Mr. Nawang Gombu Sherpa on 20^th May 1965 becomes the first person to summit Everest twice. Both summits via the south East Ridge, his first ascend as a member of Jim Whitaker’s American Expedition in 1963, and second on Indian Everest Expedition in 1965, out of the first seventeen summit of Everest, Nawang Gombu had two of them.
3. 5^th May 1973:Youngest Ascend on Everest: Mr. Sambhu Tamang is only First   person, out from Sherpa Family of Nepalese climber, Who summit Mount Everest in 5^th May 1973 at the age of 18 years, when he summit Mount Everest he was just 17 year 7^th Month & 15 days, as a youngest Everest Climber of the time.
4. 10^th May1988: First most ascend on Everest: Mr. Sungdare Sherpa was born in 1956 Tayleam Pangboche village Solukhumbu, Nepal. He’s known for reaching the top of the Mount Everest in 2^nd Oct. 1979, 21^st Oct. 1981, 5^th Oct. 1982, 29^th April 1985, & 10^th May 1988 respectively. All the five ascent of Mount Everest by him was  most time ascent of his time of the highest point of the world because at the most time ascent of his time equipment as well as communication of even climbers are also not too professional so he was the real mountaineer of his age/ time.
5. 23^rd April 1990:Bivouac on Highest Point: Four Nepalese Bivouac at more than 8800 meter 28870 ft in their Descent from the summit of Everest on the height 23^rd April 1990.They are Ang Rita Sherpa, (B.1949)on his records Breaking 6^th ascent of Everest, Ang Kami Sherpa (B.1952), Passang Norbu Sherpa (B.1963), & Top Bhadur Khatri (B.1960).
6. 23^rd Oct 1996: All Everest ascend without Oxygen: Ang Rita Sherpa (Snow leopard of the Himalayas) was born in 1949 in Thame SolKhumbu Nepal. He’s known as being the only person to top Mount Everest   10 times from (in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 & 1996) each ascent without the use of bottle of oxygen.
7. 23^rd May 1997: Most generation to ascend on Everest: after the first ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (Nepal) in 29^th May 1953, his son Jamling Norgay Sherpa (India) Summit Mount Everest in 23^rd Oct 1996 & the grandson of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing Sherpa (Nepal) climbed the world highest mountain in 23^rd Oct. 1997. A record of three generation of the family have now climbed the highest mountain of the world.
8. 17^th Oct. 1998: Fastest Ascend on Everest: Mr. Passang Kaji Sherpa (Speed) summit Mount Everest in 17^th Oct. 1998, in a record ascent in 20 hour 24 minutes from Everest base Camp to the summit of Mount Everest. He broke the record set by Marc Batared in 26^th Sept. 1990, from Everest Base camp to Everest top in a 22 hour 29^th minutes. On 14^th May 1995. Passang Kaji also scaled Mount Everest wearing a Daura-Suruwal the National dress of the Nepal.
9. 6^th May 1999: Longest staying on Summit of Everest: Babu Chhiri Sherpa of Nepal completed a stay of 21 hours at the summit of Mount Everest without the use of bottled of oxygen in 6^th May 1999.Most climbers stay less than an hour. He climbed Mount Everest again just weeks later, becoming the first person to climb the mountain twice in the same season.

10.  21^st May 2000: Fastest Ascend on Everest: Babu Chhiri Sherpa, Legendry Mountaineer has successes in setting a new world record of being the fastest climber to the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. He broke the record set by Passang Kaji Sherpa & took only 16 hour & 56 minutes to race from the 5,300 meter base camp to the 8,848 meters high summit.
11.  23^rd May 2001: Youngest Ascend on Everest: Temba Tsheri Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23^rd May 2001, aged of 15 years 7 days. He had attempted to climb Mount Everest in 2000 at the age of 14 years but he had to turn back just 22 meter (72ft) from the summit. He lost parts of several fingers to frostbite.
12.  22^nd May 2003: Youngest Ascend on the Everest: Ming Kipa Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest on 22^nd May 2003 at the age of 14 year 9 month. She made the climb with her brother Mingma Gyula Sherpa & Sister Lakpa Sherpa; all three were climbing in support of a Romanian Everest Expedition 2003 from North-Side of Mount Everest.
13.  26^th May 2003: Fastest ascend on the Everest: Lakpa Gelu Sherpa (Nepal) made a successful ascent of Mount Everest in 10hour 56 minutes 46 seconds on 26^th May 2003, the fastest ever climb from base camp to the summit of the world’s tallest mountain.
14.  21^st May 2004: Fastest ascend on the Everest: Mr. Pemba Dorje Sherpa (Nepal) climbed from Base camp to the Summit in a time of 8 hour 10 minutes on 21^st May 2004.The fastest ever ascent of  the world’s tallest Mountain.
15.  11^th May 2006:Most time Ascend Everest by Woman: Ms. Lakpa Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 6^th times in 11^th May 2006.No any woman has Successfully Summit Mount Everest before her such a highest Mountain of the world.
16.  23^rd May 2007:Four Brother on Summit of Everest: Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa (B.1961) , Mr. Mingma Chhiri Sherpa (B.1970), Thundu Sherpa (B.1978), & Mr. Pasang Tenzing Sherpa (B.1984).
17.  23^rd May 2007: Summit Everest by Seven Brothers of Family: After the ascend of the highest Mountain of the world, Mount Everest by Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa of Dolakha on 23^rd May 2007, a new world record is built from the highest point of the world by all seven son of same family born. The successful climber are late Ang Chirring Sherpa (once in 1999), Nima Temba Sherpa (once in 1992), Pema Tharke Sherpa (once in 2007), Nima Gombu Sherpa (15^th times including China side during 1993-2010), Mingma Chhiri Sherpa (15^th times including china side during 1995-2010),Thundu Sherpa(5^th times 2003-2010 all from Nepal Side), & Passang Tenzing Sherpa (6^th times including China side during 2003-2010).
18.  5^th May 2008: Oldest Ascend on the Everest: According to Nepal’s Senior Citizen Mount Everest Expedition (SECEE), Min Bhadur   Sherchan (Nepal   B. 20^th June 1931) reached the highest point on Earth on 25^th May 2008 at the age of 76 years 340 days.
19.  20^th May 2009: Most time Ascend on Everest by Man: Mr. Apa Sherpa 50 years of Nepal successfully climb Mount Everest 20^th Times on 20^th May 2010.  The most time anyone has ever successfully climbed the world’s highest mountain.
20.   Largest Vertical Extent: Both the highest and lowest point on the Earth’s exposed surface are in Asia .Mount Everest, with it’s peak at 8848 m (29,029ft) above sea level, and the death sea, with the surface at 422 m (1,384 ft) below sea level, give Asia a vertical extent (that is the distance between it’s highest and lowest points) of   9,270 m (30,413ft).
21.   Highest Glacier: The head of the Khumbu Glacier, located between the peaks of Mount I verified and the Lothse-Nuptse Ridge in the Himalayas, is situated at an altitude of around 7,600 m (24934ft) above sea level and run for 17km (10 miles) to the west and south, terminating around 4,900m (16,076ft) above sea level. ”.
22.  Highest Point Marathon of Earth: The Everest Marathon begins at Gorek Shep (5212m;17,100ft) and ends at Namche Bazar (3,444m;11,300ft). The fastest times to complete this race are (men) 3 hour 50 minutes 23 second by Hari Roka (Nepal) in 2000.
23.  Least Flat Country: From the Gangetic to Mount Everest, Nepal is the least flat country in the world. Within just 100 miles, the altitude of Nepal varies from 100m (328ft) above sea level to 8,848m (29,028ft).
24.  Deadliest Mountain: Deadliest Mountain to Climb Annapurna I (8091 M 26,545ft) in the 55-km long (34) mile Annapurna Massif, has been climbed by 166 people, 53 of whom died along the way, before 19^th April 2009, giving the peak a 41% morality rate- making it statically the world’s most dangerous Mountain. Annapurna I as a 8th Highest Mountain of Nepal as well as 10^th Highest Mountain of the world, First ascent by Mr. Ang Tharkay Sherpa (Nepal) Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France) in  3^rd June1950 as well as first ascent 8000 meter Mountain of the world.
25.  Highest Altitude Diving: The record for height altitude diving is 4938 M 16,200 ft in Lake Donang Tsho in the Himalayas, Nepal by Frank B. Mee, Dr. John Leach & Dr. Andy Mclean on 4^th March 1989. they dived to depth of 28 meter 92 ft, having first of all cut thought 1.5 M 5ft of ice in temperature of -28 C -18 F.
26.  Highest Altitude Hotel: The Hotel Everest View above Namche Bazar, Nepal –the village closest to Mount Everest’s Base Camp-is at a record height of 3,962 meter (13,000 ft)
27.  Greatest Mountain Range: The Himalayas contain 96 of the 109 peaks in the world that are more than 24,000 ft (7,315 meter)
28.  Clouds with The Greatest Vertical Range: The cloud from with the greatest vertical range is cumulonimbus, which has been observed to reach a height of nearly 65,600 ft (20,000 meter) in the tropics-that’s nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
29.  Lightest & Smallest Coin: World: 0:002g or 14000 to the oz Nepalese Silver ¼   Java C. 1740. British: 727 grains or 61 to the oz Maundy Silver one-penny piece since 1822.
30.  Highest Living Fish: The Highest Living Fish is the Tibetan Loach (Cobitidac), found at an altitude 17,000 ft (5,200 meter) in the Himalayas.
31.  Highest Mountain: Mount Everest in the eastern Himalayas on the Tibet-Nepal border has a height of 8,848 meter (29,028ft).It was officially recognized as the world’s highest mountain in 1956, following surveys carried out by the Indian government. The mountain was named after Col Sir George Everest (UK), Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.
32.  Shortest Music Compose: Mr. Mathura Shrestha recently made it into the Guinness book of world record. His claim to fame: composing the shortest Musical beat. He was recognized by India’s Limca books of records in its 20^th edition under the title of “Shortest Music Bar composed”.
33.  Most Item Remember In Shortest Time: Ms. Pratistha Amatya remembers 76 item names just a time of 6 seconds. Nobody ever remember such a so many item name as a too short time before her in the history of world.
34.  Most Table Tenisball Keep On Hand: Mr. Rohit Timilsina keep 21 ITF (International Tennis Federation) standard tenis ball at on hand altogether 14.32 sec. times. Such standard ball weight 56 to 58 grams & 2.56 diameters. This record was under the French citizen Arnand Descamp before Timilsina.
35.  Shortest Time Most Ball Bounce: Mr. Thaneshwar Guragain of the Nepal holds the world record in bouncing the basketball ball for the highest number of bounces. Guragain bounced the ball 446 times in one minute and recorded his name in the Guinness Book of World Records. Before this, Kiran Harpal of the Netherlands holds the world record in bouncing the basketball ball for the highest number of bounces. Harpal bounced the ball 384 times in one minute and recorded his name in the Guinness Book of World Records.
36.  Shortest Mobile Man Of The World: Nepalese teenager Khagendra Thapa Magar has been recognized as the world’s smallest man. Mr Magar, from the mountain town of Pokhara, was presented with a certificate at his 18^th birthday party by Guinness World Records officials. The ceremony was attended by local and international dignitaries. At 67.08cm (2ft 2.41in), he is more than 3cm smaller than the previous title holder, Colombian Edward Hernandez.
World Fastest Ascent of the Highest Point of the World (Mount Everest)

Name	Country	Date	Time	Route-Side
sMarc Batard	France	5th May 1990	22.29’	Nepal
Hans Kammerlander	Italy	24th May 1996	16.45’	China
Passang Kaji Sherpa	Nepal	17th Oct 1998	20.24’	Nepal
Babu Chhiri Sherpa	Nepal	21st May 2000	16.56’	Nepal
Pemba Dorje Sherpa	Nepal	23rd May 2003	12.45’	Nepa
Lakpa Gelu Sherpa	Nepal	26th May 2003	10.56’	Nepal
Pemba Dorje Sherpa	Nepal	21st May 2004	8.10’	Nepal

Youngest Climber of the Highest Point of the World (Mount Everest)

Name	Country	Date	Age (Years)	Gender
Shambu Tamang	Nepal	5th May 1973	18	Male
Bertrand   Roche	France	7th Oct. 1990	17	Male
Dicky Dolma	India	10th May 1993	19	Female
Temba Chirri Sherpa	Nepal	23rd May 2001	16	Male
Ming Kipa Sherpa	Nepal	22nd May 2003	15	Female

REFRENCES:

• GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BOOK:  Largest & Smallest Coin 1983/1991, Highest Bivouac 1993, Mountain Sport 1999, Courage & Endurance, Human Achievement, and Physical Earth powerful world & Greatest Plateau 2003, Courage & Endurance, Epic Journey, Homes, Houses, Hotel Feat of Engineering, the Earth & Human 2004, Highest Mountain, The Earth Natural World & Against the Odds 2005, Human Achievement Exploration 2006, Human Achievement Exploration & Sports & Games Athletics 2007,Epic Endeavors, Scaling Height, Earth  2008, Spirit of Adventure Polar Pioneers, Spirit of Adventure Peak Performance 2009, Planet Earth Asia, Nordic Countries, Sport Ice-Hockey, Traveler’s Tales Scaling the Height, & Top 100 Records of the Decade 2010.
• NEPAL TOURISM BOARD: Mountaineering in Nepal Fact & Figures, Ministry of Culture & Civil Aviation Tourism Industry Division Bhirkutimandap, Katmandu, Nepal Jan-2007, Feb-2008, June-2009, & June
  2010.
• Daily Publication Newspapers of Nepal: Different issue of Kantipur, Nagaric, Nayapatrica, Gorkhapatra, Annapurna.
• Everestnews.com: 8000 meter Mountain Fact & Figures, Sherpa series on Everest.

FIRST SHERPA’S ON THE EVEREST

FIRST SHERPA’S ON THE EVEREST (Mountaineer’s Sherpa Study)

Mount Everest, as the highest peak in the world, has been everyone’s center of interest ever since it was discovered in 1852, at the time, the peak didn’t have confirmed name so they were symbolized by roman figures peak XV, was accepted as the tallest mountain standing at a height of 8848 meter above sea level. This highest mountain lies at the position of latitude: 27°59’17” North and longitude 86°55’31” East. Everest was formed about 60 millions years ago. Everest was named after Sir George Everest in 1865, when they discovered it, George was predecessor as surveyor General; so Everest got it English name, in Tibet it’s called Chomolungma “Goddess mother of the world”. The Chinese name called it Quolongma feng and respectively Nepalese name Sagarmatha means “The goddess of the sky or head of the sky” a name of recent derivation, given by the Nepalese historian Babu Ram Acharya only in 1956. as a highest mountain in Nepal and World have many wonderful, mysteries event happen and happening such as ascend Mount Sagarmatha, for publicity, fame adventurous game many Sherpas have already set up different records. Which are detially shown below in Sherpa context especially.

1. 3^rd June 1950:8000 Meter Mountain Summiter : Mr late Ang Tharkay Sherpa was the first 8000 meter mountain summiteers person in 3^rd June 1950, at French Annapurna expedition in 1950. Mr Tharkay was too popular climber of his time. Mr. Sherpa was first person to achieve the “Legion of honour” from French Government.
2. 29^th May 1953: Ascend On Mount Everest: First summit Mount Everest on 29^th May, 1953 by late Tenzing Norgay sherpa of Nepal and late Sir Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand via the south-east ridge route. ( Lothse face is the south east ridge)
3. 20^th May 1965: Double Ascend On Mount Everest: Mr. Nawang Gombu Sherpa on 20th may 1965 becomes the first person to summit Everest twice. Both summits via the south East Ridge, his first ascend as a member of Jim Whittaker’s American Expedition in 1963, and second on Indian Everest expedition in 1965, out of the first seventeen summit of Everest, Nawang Gombu had two of them.
4. 16^th Oct. 1978: First Ascend Everest without Oxygen: Mr. Ang Dorjee Sherpa summit on Everest in 16^th Oct. 1978, without the use of oxygen bottle via the south East Ridge.
5. 5^th May 1988: First Crossed On Mount Everest: Mr. Ang Phurba Sherpa summit Mount Everest south side from Nepal and Descend from North side China land. The expedition was organized by Nippon Television Company of Japan; at this expedition Tri-Nation (China- Nepal- Japan friendship expedition) Mountaineers are involved, the crossed image direct transmission by Nippon Television Company, Nepal Television, American, and Australian & South Korean channel also transmission such a huge mountaineer history.
6. 10^th May 1988: Most Ascend On Eeverest: Mr. Sungdare Sherpa was born in 1956 in Telyeam Pangboche village, Solukhumbu, Nepal. He is known for reaching the top of Everest in 2^nd Oct. 1979, 21^st Oct. 1981, 5^th Oct. 1982, 29^th April 1985, and 10^th May 1988 respectively. All total five times. He was awarded the honour of Gorkha Dakshinbahu First and Trishaktipatta First by Nepalese Government. He passed away in 1989.
7. 23^rd April 1990:Bivouac On Everest: Four Nepalese bivouac at more than 8800 meter 28870 ft in their descend from the summit of Everest on the height 23^rd April 1990.they are Ang Rita Sherpa, on his records breaking sixth ascend of Everest, Ang Kami Sherpa (B.1952) , Passang Norbu Sherpa (B. 1963) and Top Bhadur Khatri (B.1960).
8. 23^rd April 1993: Woman Ascend On Everest: Late Passang Lahmu Sherpa was the first Mount Everest summiteers woman from Nepal. She summit Everest on 23^rd April 1993. She passed away during her Expedition in the same year. This feat bought worldwide attention not only to herself, but also Nepali to, and especially Sherpa woman of Nepal. Nepal Government honoured her with the “NEPAL TARA” Medal, issued stamp of her picture in 1994 and Nepal Government declared “National Hero” on 23^rd April 2002. Mrs. Sherpa was the first Nepali Everest Summiteers to Mount Everest to be declared National Hero.
9. 10^th Oct 1996: Summit Everest By Wearing Different Dress: Mr. Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa, scaled Mount Everest three times, each time wearing different dress, Bakhu– Sherpa dress, Daura surwal-National dress of Nepal, and a Karate uniform in 1994, 1995, and 1996 respectively.

10.  23^rd Oct 1996: All Ascend Without Oxygen: Ang Rita Sherpa (snow leopard of the Himalayas) was born in 1949 in Hilajung, Thamo Solukhumbu Nepal. He is known as being the only        person to top Mount Everest 10 times from (in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996) each ascends without the use of bottle of oxygen. Because of his feats, he was awarded the honours of Gorkha Dakshinbahu First and Trishaktipatta First respectively by the Nepalese Government of Nepal.
11.   23^rd May 1997:Most Generation To Summit Mt. Everest: After the first ascend of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 29^th May 1953, his son Jamling Norgay Sherpa summit Mount Everest in 23^rd Oct. 1996 and the grand son of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing Sherpa, Nepal, climbed the world highest Mountain in 23^rd May 1997. Records of three generation of the Tenzing family have now climbed the highest Mountain of the world.
12.   28^th July 1997: First Ascend On Mt. Godwin Austin (K2): First Nepalese summit on Mount Godwin Austin (K2) on 28^th July 1997 by Mr. Dawa Tashi Sherpa, Mr. Gyalbu Sherpa, Mr. Pemba Dorjee Sherpa, and Mr. Mingma Tsiri Sherpa of Gaurishankar-1, Dolkha, Nepal. All four summit via the south west ridge. Basically K2 was not so popular like Everest but technically difficult to climb than Mount Everest as well as other 8000 meter mountain. So climb K2 was great achievement than other 8000 meter peaks to the climbers as a second highest mountain in the world.
13.  17^th Oct. 1998: Fastest Ascend On Everest: Mr. passang Kaji Sherpa (speed) Summit Mount Everest in a 17^th Oct. 1998, in a record ascend in 20 hour 24 minutes, from Everest base camp to the summit of Mount Everest on,14^th May 1995, Passang  Kaji scaled Everest wearing Daura-Suruwal the National Dress of Nepal.
14.  6^th May 1999: Longest Time Staying on Everest Top: Mr. Babu Chhiri Sherpa holds the record for staying on the summit for the longest period of time. He stayed on the summit for 21 hour without the use of oxygen bottle in 6^th May 1999. He also holds the records for the fastest time to ascend Everest on 21^st May 2000. He scaled Everest clocking a time of 16 hour 56 minutes, breaking the records of 20 hour
24 minutes set by Passang Kaji Sherpa in 1998.Mr. Sherpa respectively Twice climbed on Everest in 1995, in the same season, nobody summit twice in same season in Mount Everest before him.
15.  28^th May 1999: Aascend Everest From Different Route: Mr. Kusang Dorjee Sherpa summit Everest on 10^th May 1993 via the standard South East Ridge, next he summited via the North East Ridge route on 17^th May 1996 and his third summit were via the Khangsung Face of Everest on 28^th May 1999. Nobody ever ascend Mount Everest from such a Differ Route. Before him on the highest point of the world.
16.  23^rd May 2001: Youngest Ascend on Everest: Mr. Temba Chhiri Sherpa (16 years) of Nepal is the first youngest Mountaineer to successfully climb Mount Everest from North Ridge on 23^rd May 2001.
17.  16^th May 2002: Summit Everest From Both Side: Miss Pemba Doma Sherpa is the third Nepalese woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from both sides, she first scaled Mount Everest from North side and become the first Nepalese woman to climb Everest from North side on 29^th May 2000, and from South side on 16^th May 2002 respectively.
18.  22^nd May 2003: Latest Youngest Everest Summiter: Ms. Mingkipa Sherpa Nepal reached the summit of Mount Everest on 22^nd May 2003 at the age of 14year 9 month. She made the climbed with her brother Mr. Mingma Gyula Sherpa and sister Ms Lakpa Sherpa. All three were climbing in support of a Romanian Everest Expedition 2003 team from North side.
19.  22^nd May 2003:Two Sister on  Summit of Everest: Ms Mingkipa Sherpa and Ms Lakpa Sherpa (both Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest on 22^nd May 2003, they made the double sister ascent on top of Everest at same time, on the highest point of the world.
20.  22^nd May 2003: Two Sister & a Brother On Summit Of Everest: Ms Mingkipa Sherpa, Ms Lakpa Sherpa, and Mr. Mingma Gyula Sherpa summit Mount Everest altogether in 22^nd May 2003 from North Side.
21.  22^nd May 2003: Journalist Everest Summiter: Mr. Ang Chhiring  Sherpa, correspondent of Kantipur Daily from Nepal successfully climbed Everest on 22^nd May 2003. He is the first Nepalese Journalist to climb the top of the world.
22.  26^th May 2003: 3 Brother On Summit Of Everest: Mr. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, Mr. Danuru Sherpa, and Mr. Jangbu Sherpa, all three Brothers scaled Mount Everest 26^th May 2003 on same day.
23.  26^th May 2003: Fastest Ascend On Everest: Mr. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa summit Mount Everest within 10 hour 56 minutes, from Base camp of Mount Everest to the top of Mount Everest in 26^th May 2006.
24.  16^th May 2004: Amputee Ascend on Everest: Mr. Nawang Sherpa scaled Mount Sagarmatha (Everest) despite being an amputee on 16^th May 2004 and stayed on summit 51 minutes. Mr. Sherpa was first Sherpa amputee Everest summiter from Himalayan Country Nepal.
25.  21^st May 2004: Latest Fastest Ascend On Everest: Mr. Pemba Dorjee Sherpa (Nepal) climbed from base camp to the summit of Mount Everest in a time of 8 hour 10 minutes, on 21^st May 2004. This is the fastest ever ascend of the world’s tallest Mountain.
26.  30^th May 2005: Married On Everest Top: Ms Munemulay Pati Sherpa and Mr. Pemba Dorjee Sherpa of Nepal scaled Mount Everest together and got married on top of the world on 30^th May 2005.
27.  11^th May 2006: Most Ascend Of Everest By Woman: Ms Lakpa Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit of Mount Everest for the Sixth time on 11^th May 2006. No one any woman has successfully summit Mount Everest before her.
28.  22^nd May 2006: Fastest Time From North Base Camp To South Base Camp: Mr Dawa Sherpa becomes first speed climb records on Everest. He scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in Tibet side and descended Mount Everest base camp in Nepal. His feat was begin on 21^st May 2006 at 9 pm from Tibet side base camp and conquered the summit at 8:40 am on 22^nd May and reached the Everest base camp of Nepal at 5:15 pm the same day, in 2006.
29.  24^th May 2006: Half Nude On Everest: Mr. Lakpa Tharke Sherpa (25 yrs) of Khumjung-9, Solukhumbu climbs Mount Everest on 24^th May 2006 and took rest three minutes on the top in naked position of upper part of his body in a surrounding temperature of minus 40 degree centigrade.
30.  16^th 2007: Jointly Released Book On Everest: First time in history, Mr. Apa Sherpa & Mr.Lakpa Gelu Sherpa jointly released a book named “Sagarmathako adhar sibirbata (from the Everest base Camp)” at the top of the Mount Everest on 16^th May 2007 at 8:45 am. The writer of the book is Mr. Prateek Dhakal of Kathmandu-35, Nepal. The publisher of this book is Makalu Publication of Kathmandu Nepal
31.   22^nd May 2007: Thrice Ascend Mt. Everest On Same Season: Mr. Tshering Dorjee Sherpa of Lamabagar VDC of Dolkha Summit Mount Everest on 22^nd May 2007, Thrice ascend on same season. Nobody Summit Mount Everest such a much Time before him such a high place.
32.  23^rd May 2007:4 Brother On The Summit Of Everest: Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa, Mr. Mingma chhiri Sherpa, Mr. Thundu Sherpa and Mr. Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, all four brothers scaled Mount Everest on 23^rd May 2007, on same time.
33.   23^rd May 2007: Most Sibling To Have Summit Mt. Everest: After climbing Mt Everest by Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa of Dolakha on 23^rd May 2007, a new world record is built by all seven son of same parent born. the successful climber are Late Ang Chhiring Sherpa (once in 1999), Mr. Nima Temba Sherpa (once in 1992), Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa (once in 2007), Mr. Nima Gombu Sherpa (15^th times including china side during 1993-2010), Mr. Mingma Chhiri Sherpa (15^th times including china side during 1995-2010), Mr. Thundu Sherpa (5^th times during 2003-2010 all from Nepal side), and Mr. Pasang Tenzing Sherpa(6^th times including China side during 2003-2010).
34.  5^th May: 2008: Oldest Ascend On Everest: Mr. Min Bhadur Sherchan resident of Myagdi District, at the age of 76 yrs 11^th Month 6 days had successfully climbed Mount Everest on 5^th May 2008. He became the oldest person to reach on the top of the world.
35.  22^nd May 2008: Most People Ascend On a Day: On the day of 22^nd May 2008, there was a record of highest person of 135 to reach on the top of Mount Everest so far.
36.  Feb. 2009: Ascend All Highest Mountain Of Each Continent: Mr. Lakpa Rita Sherpa, 43 has become the first Sherpa to climb all the highest Mountain of each continent, his seven Summit was start Mount Everest in 1990 & finish his last in Feb. 2009  of Mount Kilimanjaro.
37.  20^th May 2010::Latest Most Ascend On Everest: Mr. Apa Sherpa (50years) of Nepal successfully climb Mount Everest 20^th times on 20^th May 2010. The most time any one has ever successfully climbed the world’s highest mountain.
38.  All 8000 Meter Mountain Of World: Mr. Mingma Sherpa of Sankhuwasabha District get his name into the annals of Mountaineering to climbed all 14^th 8000 meter Mountain of world, Become the first Nepalese climber to have climbed all 8000 meter Mountain peaks in the world.
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• SAMIDH SHRESTHA: Mount Everest Record, triumph and landmark, Nepal Parbat vol-3, no-5, 29^th May 2002 and Mount Everest fact and figures, Nepal Parbat june-july 2000. Manakamana marg, Nagpokhari, Naxal, Kathmandu Nepal.
• NEPAL PARBAT: Golden jubilee special, a journal of Nepal Mountaineering association vol-4, no-9 29^th May 2003, Nepal Parbat, Nagpokhari, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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