
British soldiers make Everest history using new method
BBC News
The former special forces troops used xenon gas to acclimatise to climbing at high altitudes more quickly.
Mount Everest, known officially and locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal or Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation of 8,848.86 m was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.
The former special forces troops used xenon gas to acclimatise to climbing at high altitudes more quickly.