Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the whole world! It stands 29,032 feet high, which is more than 5 miles straight up into the sky. It sits on the border between Nepal and China in a mountain range called the Himalayas. People from all over the world dream of climbing to the very top!
The top of Mount Everest is so high that there is very little air to breathe! Climbers have to carry tanks of oxygen with them to survive. The wind can blow over 200 miles per hour, which is faster than a race car. Temperatures can drop to minus 80 degrees, making it one of the coldest places you could ever visit. The mountain is covered in snow and ice all year long!
Very few animals can live near the top of Mount Everest because it is so cold and windy! But a tiny spider called the Himalayan jumping spider has been found at 22,000 feet, making it one of the highest-living animals on Earth. Lower on the mountain, you can find wild yaks, snow leopards, and red pandas. Beautiful flowers called rhododendrons grow in the valleys below the snowy peaks.
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