mount everest, at is currently the world's highest mountain range and has now become a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. this is a list of people who reached the summit of mount everest in the 20th century. overall about 1,383 people summited everest between 1953 and the end of 2000. after 2000, the number of summiters greatly increased when ascending the mountain became more accessible and more popular. by 2013, 6,871 summits had been recorded by 4,042 different people.