Other names of Mount Everest: Sagarmatha, Chomolahkhkkngma or Qomolangma ("Mother of the Universe"), Shèngmǔ Fēng...
"...The mountain is approximately 8,848 m (29,028 feet) high, although there is some variation in the measurements. The mountain K2 comes in a close second at 8,611 m (28,251 feet) high. On May 22, 2005, the People's Republic of China's Everest Expedition Team ascended to the top of the mountain. After several months' complicated measurement and calculation, on October 9, 2005, the PRC's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping officially announced the height of Everest is 8,844.43 m ± 0.21 m (29,017.16 ± 0.69 ft). They claimed it was the most accurate measurement to date. But this new height is based on the actual highest point of rock and not on the snow and ice that sits on top of that rock on the summit, so, in keeping with the practice used on Mont Blanc and Khan Tangiri Shyngy, it is not shown here..."
little something for those that wanna go there:
There are two ways up:
Southeast ridge & Northeast ridge
for more details about ascents, go to wikipedia website listed below.