The highest part of the summit is about the size of pool table where only around half a dozen climbers can stand at any one time. Nearly all climbers tag this high point and then sit or stand a little lower down where there is more room to move around to take that exclusive summit photograph and to take in the stunning view, providing the weather is on their side.
Approx. 230 miles.
It was important for someone to reach the summit of Mount Everest as the North and South Poles had been reached and the summit of Mount Everest was the last big adventure for man.
The highest point on Mount Everest is just known as the summit.
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Everest with Tenzing Norgay.
No, nothing lives on the summit of Mount Everest due to the altitude and the harsh environment.
Tenzing Norgay was the second man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
Around 5,000 people from all over the world have reached the summit of Mount Everest to date.
The summit
The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 followed by Tenzing Norgay.
Zed Al Refai was the first Arab to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He did so in 2003.