Sagarmatha

Mt. Everest Expedition:As you will no doubt already know, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a height of 8,850 m (29,035 ft). Of course, we don't call it Mt Everest. Most Nepali people refer to the mountain as Sagarmatha, meaning "Forehead in the Sky". Speakers of Tibetan languages, including the Sherpa people of northern Nepal, refer to the mountain as Chomolungma, Tibetan for "Mother of the World".

Sagarmatha - Everest lies on the border of Nepal and Tibet. There are two standard routes on the mountain. The first is the south east ridge climbed from Nepal, which was the route taken by New zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on the first ascent in 1953. The route starts with the Khumbu icefall and climbs up the Western Cwm to South Col, from where the south east ridge is gained. The second route is the north ridge climbed from Tibet, and scene of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine's 1924 attempt. We offer expeditions to both sides.