Mt.
Everest is the highest mountain of earth, but the name is only used in western
countries. The Tibetan name is: Qomolangma (English transliteration
Chomolungma), the Chinese name is 珠穆朗瑪峰, whereof the last character (峰) means summit,
peak. As the border between China and Nepal runs on the peak, the Nepali name
for the mountain is: Sagarmatha. The official altitude is: 8848,13 m or 29,029
ft.
The bus
driver had been four times to Rongbuk monastery / base camp within the past 4
weeks and couldn't catch a glimpse of the mountain. I have been very lucky to see Chomolungma
from different viewpoints.
From a distance ...
From Rongbuk / base camp
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