The best time to climb Mount Everest would be during April and May before the monsoon arrives making it near impossible to climb or survive on the mountain.
Edmund Hillary was 35 years old when he climbed Mount Everest.
The second person to climb Mount Everest was Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
sir Edmond Hillary was 27 when he climbed mount Everest
An average of 2315 people climb mount everst each year
People who help climbers reach the summit of Mount Everest are called 'guides'.
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There are lots of climbers called Mark who have been on Mount Everest. You need to give his surname.
The most common reasons for climbers deaths on Mount Everest are from falling, avalanches, illness, high altitude, tiredness and the extreme weather change.
Edmund Hillary, shortly followed by Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, they did so on the 29th May 1953 at 11.30 in the morning.
Up to the end of 2016 there had been 51 climbers from Austria who have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
To date (end of 2017) there has been208 climbers who have climbed Mount Everest without using oxygen cylinders (tanks) and 8,098 who have used oxygen cylinders.
There are many people who have climbed Mount Everest and are not professional climbers. However, it is advised that you have a good knowledge of mountaineering and have climbed a couple of mountains above 20,000 feet.