Trivia for Your Trekking Group
Impress your trekking buddies with these facts about the Mount Everest summit. The mountain holds secrets that are stranger than fiction.
Everest grows about 4mm every year due to tectonic uplift. It is literally reaching higher into the sky as you climb it.
The Himalayan Jumping Spider lives at 6,700m. It is one of the highest permanent residents on Earth. You aren't the only one climbing.
China and Nepal disagreed on the height for years (Rock vs Snow height). In 2020, they agreed on 8,848.86m. Precision matters in the world of Everest expeditions.
The more you know about the mountain, the more magical it becomes.
