On the Lap of the Mighty Sagarmatha - Solu Khumbu or Everest
region The major mountains are the Mt.Everest, Mt.Lhotse, Cho
Oyu, Nuptse, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Kantega, Mera Peak
and Island Peak. Mt. Everest, which is part of the Himalaya
range, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Rising
to a height of 8848m, the world’s highest mountain was named in
1865 after Sir George Everest. The mountain got its Nepali name
Sagarmatha during the 1960s, when the Government of Nepal gave
the mountain the official Nepali name. In sanskrit Sagarmatha
means "mother of the universe”. The Tibetan name for Mount
Everest is Chomolungma or Qomolangma, which means “Goddess
Mother of the Snows". Climbers wishing to scale the peak have to
obtain an expensive permit from the Nepal Government, often
costing more than $25,000 (USD) per person. Base Camp, which
serves as a resting area and base of operations for climbers
organizing their attempts for the summit, is located on the
Khumbu glacier at an elevation of 53