at the top of everst and by climbing it before anyone else
The highest peak on Mount Everest is the summit standing at 29,028ft high.
Standing at 29.028ft or 8.848m high Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
The summit of Mount Everest is on the border of Nepal and Tibet, so depending where you are standing will depend on what country you are in.
You can see the summit of Mount Everest from the ground on the North (Tibet) side but not the South (Nepal) side.
People go to Mount Everest to climb and try and reach its summit.
Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
During 1997 there were 85 climbers from all over the world who reached the summit of Mount Everest at 8,848 meters high. 3 of the climbers died on their way back down from the summit but their summit still counts.
The Sherpas
The highest point on Mount Everest is the summit, around 5,000 people from all over the world have reached the summit of Mount Everest to date.
1953 was the year Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest.
May 29, 1953; Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953