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As a human being, every human being wants to be an extra ordinary
as well as too talented than others especially for status as well as to
be a fame or popularity purpose. Because of that help to easily
accessible to get opportunity comparatively than others people. So
everybody want to be a greater than others not only for selfish purpose,
purpose as a especial thought to extra ordinary. Especial only those
people who thought normally all things extra way than others people as
well as the extra ordinary interest, hobby, curiosity and motivation
help them to increase the talented power of the mind. Personally help to
get everything easily like job, legendry statues in a society, family
or high rank status in everywhere. Such a reason everybody want to be
extra ordinary all the way. Everything easy to say but too difficult in
practical life. So on sometimes try to hide few reality as a true writer
too, but try too writing everything as possible for my entire reader. I
try to collect all mountaineer’s world record holder but few are cut up
too because too long article not good ideas for reader. As research
about mountain or mountaineer’s researcher I collected very interesting
world record which I collected from my diary try to sharing to my entire
reader, I hope useful for my reader. Which I stated below as possible
yearly order for all.
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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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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