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 1would 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
The altitude of the summit of Mount Everest is 29.028ft or 8.848m.
People who help climbers reach the summit of Mount Everest are called 'guides'.
The first country to send climbers to explore Mount Everest was Great Britian.The first people to explore Mount Everest were British climbers who came from England UK, in the 1920's.
Up to the end of 2016 there had been 7,645 ascents of Mount Everest. Only 486 were from woman climbers.
As of the end of 2016 there has been 722 climbers from America who have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
There are a mixture of things why climbers die on Mount Everest. The weather Altitude Sickness A Fall Avalanche
During 2002 there were 159 climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest. During 2003 there were 267 climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest. During 2004 there were 337 climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest.
There is a list of British climbers who have reached the summit of Mount Everest at the link I have given.
cat in the hat
The Puja ceremony is where the Sherpa's and climbers ask the mountain gods for a safe passage while climbing on Mount Everest. The Sherpa's, climbers and climbing equipment all get blessed.
Nobody lives on Mount Everest. The only time there are camps for climbers to live in is during the climbing season, these are then taken down.
By the end of 2008 there had been a total of 4,117 climbers reach the highest summit in the world, Mount Everest.