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Lung ta prayer flags hang along a mountain path in Nepal. Close-up of a Lung ta ("Wind Horse") prayer flag, Ladakh, India. A Tibetan prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along trails and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes.
It contains the flag of Nepal, Mount Everest, green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow colour symbolising the fertile Terai region, male and female hands joining to symbolise gender equality, and a garland of Rhododendron (the national flower) also called Lali Guransh (लाली गुराँश).
The closest sea to Mount Everest's summit is the Bay of Bengal, almost 700 km (430 mi) away. To approximate a climb of the entire height of Mount Everest, one would need to start from this coastline, a feat accomplished by Tim Macartney-Snape's team in 1990. Climbers usually begin their ascent from base camps above 5,000 m (16,404 ft).
Edmund Hillary reading The Times, with his photo of fellow summiteer Tenzing Norgay on the cover, July 1953. The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit on 29 May 1953.
The national emblem of Nepal is a pictorial combination of the Himalayas featuring Mount Everest, the green valleys, yellow fields, hands clasping between male and female, a white outline of the map of Nepal, [9] and surrounded by rhododendron arranged in circle. The national flag is seated on top of the central circle.
On 31 May some Buddhist prayer flags, which Dorjee's group had been carrying, were found about 25 feet below the summit by the expedition's second party. [7] It was concluded that Dorjee and his two compatriots, Choten Tsering and Fupu Bhutia, had reached the top and then been swept off the mountain during their descent. [7] [5] (p171)
The flags were ordered to remain at half-staff for 30 days or until Jan. 29. While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory.
May 25 – Paul Keleher, 28, of the United Kingdom takes the London 2012 Olympic Flag to the top of Mount Everest, [213] following the 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest when the Olympic flame was relayed over the summit. May 26- Gjergj Bojaxhi, 38, became the first Albanian to climb Everest.