Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on earth.
| Elevation:29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6′ higher in 1999 |
| Name in Nepal:Sagarmatha (means: goddess of the sky) |
| In Tibet:Chomolungma: (means: mother goddess of the universe) |
| Named after:Sir George Everest in 1865 ,the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15 |
| Location:Latitude 27° 59′ N…..Longitude 86° 56′ E It’s summit ridge seperates Nepal and Tibet |
| First Ascent:May 29,1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary, NZ and Tenzing Norgay, NP, via the South Col Route |
| First Solo Ascent:Aug. 20,1980, Reinhold Messner, IT, via the NE Ridge to North Face |
| First winter Ascent:Feb. 17,1980 -L.Cichy and K. Wielicki, POL |
| First Ascent by an American:May 1,1963, James Whittaker, via the South-Col |
| Mt. Everest rises a few milimeters each year due to geological forces |
| Everest Name:Sir George Everest was the first person to record the height and location of Mt. Everest, this is where Mt.”Everest” got its name from(In american language) |
| First Ascent by a Woman:May 16,1975, Junko Tabei, JAP, via the South-Col |
| First Ascent by an American Woman:Sep.29,1988, Stacey Allison, Portland, OR via the South-East Ridge |
| First Oxygenless Ascent:May 8, 1978- Reinhold Messner, IT, and Peter Habeler, AUT, via the South-East Ridge |
| First woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both north & south sides:Cathy O’Dowd (S.A.) South May 25,1996/North ’99 |
| Fastest Ascent from South:Babu Chhiri Sherpa 34, NP-16 hours and 56 minutes (5-21-2000) |
| Fastest Ascent (north side):Hans Kammerlander (IT) May,24,1996, via the standard North Col Ridge Route, 16 hours 45 minutes from base camp |
| Youngest person:Temba Tsheri (NP) 15 on May,22,2001 |
| Oldest Person:Sherman Bull May,25,2001 -64 yrs |
| First Legally Blind Person:Erik Weihenmeyer May,25,2001 |
| Most Ascents:Eleven, 24th May 2000 Appa Sherpa became the first person to climb Everest 11 times-Ten, Ang Rita Sherpa, Babu Chiri Sherpa all ascents were oxygen-less. |
| Best and Worst Years on Everest:1993, 129 summitted and eight died (a ratio of 16:1); in 1996, 98 summitted and 15 died (a ratio of 6½:1) |
| Highest cause cause of death:Avalanches-about a (2:1) ratio over falls |
| Country with most deaths on mountain:Nepal-46 |
| Most dangerous area on mountain:Khumbu Ice Fall-19 deaths |
| First ski descent:Davo Karnicar (Slovenia) 10-7-2000 |
| Last year without ascent:1974 |
| Last year without ascent:1977 |
| Corpses remaining on Everest:about 120 |
| Longest stay on top:Babu Chiri Sherpa stayed at the summit full 21 hours and a half |
| Largest team:In 1975, China tackled Everest with a 410-member team. |
| Fastest descent:In 1988, Jean-Marc Boivin of France descended from the top in just 11 minutes, paragliding. |
| Only climber to climb all 4 sides of Everest:Kushang Sherpa, now an instructor with Himlayan Mountaineering Institute |
| First person to hike from sea level to summit, no oxygen.:11th May 1990,Tim Macartney-Snape, Australian |
| Largest number to reach the top in one day:40, on May 10, 1993 |
| First person to summit Everest twice:Nawang Gombu-Nepal(once with Whitaker in ’63,and again two years later in ’65)Gombu now works for the Himalayan mountaineering institute |
| The oldest woman to summitAnna Czerwinska May 22, 2000. |
Mt. Everest
It looms large in many mountain climbers minds and hearts. Very few have finished the climb and the list is elite company for sure.
It is a massive barrier to go over or around.
Communication is so important to success. It is one of the biggest barriers we have in business and personal success.
There are seven keys to communication. Over the coming weeks we will look at those “keys”.
But, here they are in short form.
- Method of Communication
- Content of Communication
- Tone of Communication
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Distance of Communication
- Communication Barriers
- Time of Communication
Some of these need more time and depth to cover. Others will not need as much. As a result, some will be combined and some will be expanded.
These areas have the potential to kill deals, ruin relationships and just generally cause grief. Make sure you execute on each of them well to create true attraction.
To effectively communicate you must master these 7 Keys.
Follow this in the coming weeks and comment often. I like lots of comments.
Rob.
