The evidence is now conclusive that every Irish clan family had its own distinctive kilt colour. Unlike the Scots with their different coloured family tartans, Irish families had a preference for one-colour kilts, and I have collected the authentic colours of 200 Irish clan family kilts and coats of arms.
In 2013, about 340 permits to climb Everest were granted. Since Tenzig and Hillary climbed in the 1950s, about 4,000 people had climbed Everest in the years leading up to 2013. That year, three climbers were attacked by a mob of 100 Sherpas at 21,000 feet altitude.
Full Answer. Everest has an elevation of 29,035 feet, and only approximately 30 percent of all hikers that attempt the climb ever make it to the top. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to ever reach the summit in 1953, and from 1922 to 2010, there were a total of 219 fatalities among individuals who tried to make it to the top.