... faces and three major ridges, which rise to the summit from the north, south, and west and separate the glaciers. The main glaciers are the Kangshung glacier, the Rongbuk glacier, West Rongbuk glacier, the East Rongbuk glacier, and the Khumbu glacier. Naturally, the climate at Mount Everest is fanatically cold. The summit temperature ranges from -33 ∘F to -76 ∘F in January. The summit ... . In 1995, a Japanese party reached the peak of Mount Everest through a very tough way, and in 1996 a Russian expedition climbed mount everest from the North Face, crossing over to the Eas...

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