Big mountain skier and climber, Chris Davenport is currently hanging out somewhere on the side of the world's tallest mountain as he takes on Mount Everest. Here are the numbers that will matter to Chris...
13...
... the age in years of the youngest person to have successfully climbed Mount Everest. Jordan Romero (now 14-years-old) from California, USA also conquered Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 10 and was 13 years, 10 months and 10 days old when he reached the summit. The previous record was held by Ming Kipa Sherpa, who was 15-years-old when she arrived at the summit in 2003.
25,000...
… the height in feet that the air at Mount Everest contains only one third of the oxygen at sea level. This starts to increase the possibility of frostbite, high-altitude pulmonary, hypothermia, high altitude cerebral edema and is known as the 'death zone'.
21...
... at 8,850 metres (29,035 feet), Everest is higher than 21 Empire State Buildings stacked one on top of the other. And there are no elevators.
150...
… bodies of dead climbers (approximately) are understood to be in inaccessible areas of Mount Everest's peak. But on the plus side, 2,000 successful climbs to the peak have taken place.
0...
… the summit temperature at Everest never rises above freezing or 32° F (0° C). Its summit temperatures in January average -33° F (-36° C) and can drop to -76° F (-60° C). In July, the average summit temperature is -2° F (-19° C). At least Chris is taking it on at the best time of year.
16...
... the quickest ascent over the northeast ridge was accomplished by Austrian climber Christian Stangl in 2007. Stangl took 16 hours and 42 minutes for the 10 kilometre distance from Camp III to Everest's summit. He climbed alone without supplementary oxygen.
76...
… is the age in years of the oldest person to have made it to the summit of Mount Everest. Min Bahadur Sherchan achieved the remarkable feat on May 25, 2008 from the Nepal side. Sherchan beat the former record set of 71-year-old Katsusuke Yanagisawa.
21...
… the number of times that Apo Sherpa has reached the summit of Mount Everest – the latest of which was completed in May 2011. Clearly, May is a good time to climb Everest, as Apo Sherpa has reached the summit every year in May since 2002.
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