Age of Everest:  Everest was formed about 60 million years ago   Elevation:  29,035 (8850m)-found to be 6' higher in 1999  Name in Nepal:  Sagarmatha (means: goddess of the sky)   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)      Firs...