Punta Cana Current Weather Forecast. Below you see the seven day weather forecast for Punta Cana: Punta Cana Weather Radar - Rainfall forecast. This is a live radar view of Punta Cana, you can see cloud formations and you can forecast rainfall for the next couple hours.
Apa Sherpa on the summit of Mt. Everest. Apa Sherpa holds the record of most summits of the world's highest mountain with 21 successful summits. On May 11, 2011, Apa Sherpa summited Everest for the 21st time, breaking his own record of 20 summits. Apa Sherpa first summited the mountain in 1990 while working for Rob Hall and Peter Hillary (son of Sir Edmund Hillary).
Reaching 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, the mountain's summit straddles the border separating China and Nepal.The mountain's height was first determined in 1856. May 16, 1975: Junko Tabei of Japan becomes the first woman to summit Everest. 2  May 3, 1980: Japanese climber Yasuo Kato is the first non-Sherpa to reach the summit a second time, following his original 1973 summit.