Essay: Exploring the Beauty and Challenges of Mount Everest

This essay provides a descriptive overview of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and the surrounding areas. The author discusses the geographical aspects of the mountain, including its composition, the glaciers, and the extreme temperatures. The essay includes personal experiences of visiting Sagarmatha National Park and Namche Bazar, highlighting the unique cultural aspects of these locations and the views of Mount Everest. The essay also touches upon the development of Mount Everest as a climbing destination, including the identification of new routes and the establishment of Sagarmatha National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The author describes the diverse species found in the park, such as snow leopards and pandas, and the hospitality of the local people. The essay concludes with a reflection on the beauty and challenges associated with the mountain and its surroundings.

ESSAY

Mount Everest
Mount Everest is one of the highest peak in the world and is 8850 meters from seal level.
It is one of the most preferred destination for climber’s adventure seekers. In Sanskrit and
Nepali, it is also known as Sagarmatha which means peak of heaven (About Mount Everest,
2020). The fact, that it is the highest point on earth surface was not known by everyone until
1852, when governmental survey of India established this fact. It is made up of multiple layers of
rocks that are folded back upon themselves. Glaciers of snow covers Mount Everest to its base.
Whenever, I visit Sagarmatha view of Mount Everest covered in snow is mesmerizing and
beautiful. Due to snow, temperature at this point is always low zero degree Celsius. Warmest
temperature at this peak can be -19 degree Celsius and lowest temperature at this peak can be -60
degree Celsius. Climbers who love to climb this highest peak always have a risk of frostbite.
However, personally I have never climbed Mount Everest, so I have never experienced frostbite,
but there is no doubt that this place is extremely cold. Most of the tourist who visit Sagarmatha
mostly visit base camp of Mount Everest which is also known as Namche Bazar and Sagarmatha
national park. This peak is so tall that it is incapable of supporting human occupation but below
valley mountain, which is Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha national park are capable of human
occupation. Most of the people living at this place speak Tibetan language. This Namche bazar is
a small and a cultural town where different culture people live. I have visited Namche bazar
several times. Even in the month of May this place was very cold. But this bazaar provided me
with a unique experience in Himalayas. I had personally experienced that from this bazaar we
can get a great view of Mount Everest. Other than this, I have also visited Sagarmatha national
park twice with family. I found this national park quite unique as I was able to see various kinds
of unique species like snow leopard, lesser panda. Not only this, Sagarmatha national park also
provides beautiful view of mountains, glaciers, deep valley. This park also has a view point
named as Everest view point, where we need to purchase tickets to get a clear and beautiful view
of Mount Everest. Temperature at both Sagarmatha national park and Namche bazar is extremely
cold but both the places provide beautiful view of Mount Everest. Localities of this place provide
excellent hospitality service to tourist who visit this place as they see them as god and worship
them as god. The main livelihood of these people is climbing expedition, tourism including hotel
business as well.
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According to Baral and et. al., (2017) Major development at mount Everest took place
after 1965. This helps the climbers to identify new route to climbing mount Everest because
between 1963 to 1966 Nepal government banned climbers from climbing Mount Everest. At this
time climber started exploring other routes to climb Mount Everest peak. At this search they
only found southern approach available but it was a huge challenge to climb Everest from
southern part. Till 1970 different routes were explored and in 1975 a Japanese climber Tabei
Junko, who reached the top from the South Col. After this restriction to climb Mount Everest
was removed and as a result two ways of climbing Mount Everest were found one from southeast
in Nepal which is a standard route and another from north in Tibet. This development continued
and in 1976, national park of Sagarmatha was developed as this place is a home of various kinds
of animals like leopards, pandas, Tibetan bears, snow leopards and different species of birds. I
have always loved watching snow leopards and panda in this national park. After development of
this park, it become of one of the main attraction of this town and because of which in 1979 this
park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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REREFENCES
Books and Journals
Baral, N., and et. al., 2017. Estimating the value of the world heritage site designation: A case
study from Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park, Nepal. Journal of Sustainable
Tourism. 25(12). pp.1776-1791.
Online
About Mount Everest. 2020. [online]. Available through:<
https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everest/The-height-of-Everest#ref234720 >
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