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Mountain and Rock Climbing

The history of mountaineering and rock climbing from the first explorations of the Alps to the conquest of Everest, including the siege tactics used on the Big Faces and the Big Rock and Ice Climbs of America's National Parks. The successes, failures and tragedies of this dangerous but exciting sport/pursuit.

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Is Mt Everest is in north America?

No...it is located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet. That's Asia.

How many people have climbed Mt Mitchell?

es waren 530 bergsteiger die es je auf den gipfel geschafft haben laut der tourismusauskunt alaska

How far up is base camp 1 on Mount Everest?

Mount Everest is 8,848 m tall as almost everyone says but it is growing 50 centimeters every year so there is no telling how high it is every day.

Can you climb a volcano?

Yes. However, there are always risks of an eruption, or choking from natural gases released by the volcano in the crater. Stratovolcanoes often have unstable slopes as well, making for treacherous footing and the possibility of landslides, even if the volcano is dormant or extinct.

Where can you find all the names of the people who have summited mount Everest to date?

I am not sure if there is such a website, to date there has been over 5,000 people reach the summit of Mount Everest.

What animals live at the top of Mount Everest?

Eating while on Mount Everest is very important. Here is a list of the sort of foods that are eaten on the mountain.

Main Food eaten at Base Camp and Camp 1 would include:

Local Fresh Vegetables, Pasta, Salads, Rice, Spaghetti Bolognaise, Omelette, Potato dishes, Eggs on Toast, Rice Pudding, Bacon, Pizza, Chips, Lasagne, Porridge, Muesli, Dal bhat (steamed rice and lentil soup), Cheese, Olives, Gherkins, Pate, Crackers.

Snacks for higher up the mountain:

Cadbury Fudge Bars, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Tangfastics, Tunnocks Bars, Liquorice Wands, Chilli and other types of Peanuts, Pork Scratching, Crisp, Mocha Sachets, Chocolate.

What mountain has never been climbed?

The following mountains are unclimable:

KSA

CIA

MI5

MI6

KGB

MGB

FBI

How many people died of avalanches on mount Everest?

When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 there were no deaths of any team members.

What is the most dangerous area on mount Everest?

The most dangerous peak to climb is the Annapurna. The peak has a fatality rate of 41%. While the mountain has ben summitted more than 130 times, 53 people have died trying. The mountain was climbed for the first time in 1950 by a French group led by Maurice Herzog, who nearly died during the ascent. No commercial climbing has been reported on Annapurna yet. The most dangerous face of the mountain is the North Face. The other faces ar equaly dangerous and difficult. Avalanches, bad weather, rockfalls are the majpr reason behind the fatalities.

Mt Everest is located between what two countries?

The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet in the Himalayan mountains. It can be found at these coordinates 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E

The first person to climb mt Denali?

Credit is given to Hudson Stuck, Walter Harper and Harry Karstens in 1913.

The northern peak was first scaled in 1910, and in 1913 Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens ascended the southern peak, the true summit.

Denali (Mount McKinley) was first climbed on the 7th June 1913 by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper and Robert Tatum

Who were the first men to climb everest?

The first known ascent was on 29 May 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

Why do people like to climb mount Everest?

We climb Mount Everest for many reasons, these might include one or more of the following I have listed below:

Because it has been a life long dream

Maybe to see how far you can push your body and mind beyond its comfort zone

For the challenge

Perhaps you are a born risk taker and enjoy beating the odds

For the experience

Being obsessed with the mountain

You enjoy mountaineering

For the adventure

To prove to yourself that anything is possible if you try

It is my job, I am a mountain guide/leader

Climbing for charity

How many people have climbed Mt Kosciuszko?

About 3 million people visit it a year. But lots of 2 million attempt it a year.

How long does it take to climb the Himalayas?

To actually climb a mountain takes from 2 to 7 days (round trip) but for mountains such as Mount Everest there is more time spent in the base camp and resupplying at advance camps on the way up. Some mountains, such as Everest and K2, have restrictions on the numbers of climbers and permits are required.

List of people who died on Mount Everest?

There has been around 265 people die on Mount Everest while trying to reach or return from the highest summit in the world. The most famous two are George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. Many of their body's are in view from the route used to ascend and descend from the summit.

Who was the first person to die on Mount K2?

Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni were the first climbers to reach the summit of K2.

Who was the first person to climb mount kenya?

In 1889 Hans Meyer returned to Kilimanjaro with the celebrated Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller for a third attempt. Their climbing team included two local headmen, nine porters, a cook, and a guide. The success of this attempt, which started on foot from Mombasa, was based on the establishment of many campsites with food supplies so that multiple attempts at the top could be made without having to descend too far. Meyer and Purtscheller pushed to near the crater rim on October 3, but turned around exhausted from hacking footsteps in the icy slope. Three days later they reached the highest summit on the southern rim of the crater on Purtscheller's 40th birthday, October 6, 1889.

Mt Everest was named after?

It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.

8 people died mt everest?

The people who died on Mount Everest during the terrible storm on the 10/11th May 1996 were:

Andrew Harris

Doug Hansen

Rob Hall

Yasuko Namba

Scott Fischer

Subedar Tsewang Samanla

Lance Naik Dorje Morup

Tsewang Paljor

Who was the first person to climb the highist mountain?

The first person to climb Australia's tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, was Paul Edmund de Strzelecki.