27+ Discovery Mountain Explorer Everest Background. The discovery of mount everest by george everest and his team soon caught the imagination of mountaineers worldwide. As pioneers of guided ascents on everest, adventure consultants is recognised as the premier guiding service with a superb reputation for enabling.
The mountain, which is part of the himalaya range in high asia, is located on the border between nepal and tibet.
National geographic events & experiences. Reaching an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters), mount everest is the highest mountain in the world. The first people to get to the top of mount everest were edmund hillary from new zealand and tenzing norgay from nepal in 1953. Here is an unedited interview with top american mountain guide dave hahn about the day they found english mountaineer george mallory on mt.