Mt Everest 2025. A powerful earthquake struck tibet near mount everest on tuesday (january 7), killing at least. Climbing mount everest, the world's highest peak at 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet), is a monumental challenge that attracts adventurers from around the globe.

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around mount everest rose to 95 on tuesday, china’s state news agency xinhua reported as more bodies. Mount everest is the highest mountain in the world at 8,848.86m and has attracted many climbers since it was first climbed in 1953 by tenzing norgay sherpa and edmund hillary.