This day commemorates the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal in 1953. This day was established in 2008, the year when Edmund Hillary died. Mount Everest is situated within the Mahalangur Himal sub-range, which is a prominent section of the Himalayas. The China-Nepal boundary is usually acknowledged to cross via Everest’s highest point, which reaches an elevation of 8,848.86 metres.