Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) is the World's Highest
Mountain. Sagarmatha rises to 8848 Meters (29,030 Feet) above the sea level.
Originally Mount Everest was called Peak XV. As it turned out, Peak XV already
had two other names one name came from South side of the Mountain, from the
Nepalese who referred to it as Sagarmatha or "Goddess of the Sky".
The other name came from North side of the mountain from the Tibetans, who had
name to it as Joloungma, or "Goddess, Mother of the world". Later the
mountain has renamed in honor of Sir George Everest. Although today it is
rarely called Joloungma or Sagarmatha, it is clear from their names for the
mountain that the Nepalese and Tibetan people worshiped this special place on the
earth.
Mount Everest looms above the valleys of the Khumbu
Region of Nepal. The world's tallest mountain has lured trekkers and
mountaineers since Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand
beekeeper, made the first ascent in May 1953. While it has been more than 50
years since it first achieved international celebrity, Everest continues to
fascinate the adventurous as a world-class mountain destination.
Snow Lion Expeditions has been leading trekkers to
the base of the world's highest mountain for nearly two decades. The company
offers three different trekking routes through the Khumbu to breathtaking
viewpoints of Everest: Kala Pattar, Everest Base Camp, Gokyo Ri and Thyangboche
Monastery.
Magnificent mountain panoramas set the scene for your
ascent through charming Sherpa villages where the residents' warm hospitality
receives you with openness and generosity. Because the Sherpas have been
blessed with economic resources from commercial trekking and mountaineering
that has provided them with both education and wealth, they have not embraced
the Maoists which have dominated other parts of the kingdom for the past six
years. Accordingly, the Khumbu remains a world-class mountain destination--a
safe haven for both trekkers and pilgrims.
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