KEY DATES IN THE EVEREST REGION

1859

Chomolungma is officially named Mount Everest after

Sir George Everest, the British surveyor general of India who first located the mountain accurately and called it Peak XV

1921

The first attempt to climb Everest is made from the northern Tibetan side by George Mallory. Three years later, he and fellow climber Andrew Irvine disappear after attempting the summit a second time – whether they reached the top is a mystery

1935

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa joins

Eric Shipton’s Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition from the northern Tibetan side – his first time on the mountain

1951

Nepal opens its borders.

Eric Shipton leads the first reconnaissance expedition to the south side of Everest with Tenzing Norgay on his team

1953

Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary (below) become the first people to summit Everest

1996

Fifteen climbers die on Everest – the most casualties in a single year at the time. The same year, Jamling Tenzing reaches the summit

1999

George Mallory’s body is found by a search expedition at 8,229m.

The height of Everest is revised, growing by seven feet to 29,035ft

2007

The first mobile phone call is made from the top of Everest by Briton Rod Baber. “It’s cold, it’s fantastic, and the Himalayas are everywhere,” he said

2015

2022

At least 22 people British die and dozens mountaineer are injured in Kenton Cool an avalanche (right) reaches triggered by a the summit magnitude 7.8 of Everest earthquake in for the 16th central Nepal. time, a

For the first time record for in 41 years, there a nonNepali are no summits