International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day
Nepal Tourism Board documents International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day on 29 May, commemorating the 29 May 1953 ascent by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
Date and recurrence
29 May annually in Nepal’s official tourism observance
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Nepal mountaineering and tourism commemoration of the first confirmed ascent of Everest. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Mount Everest Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Faith Context Respect.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Nepal Tourism Board — International Sagarmatha DayOfficial Tourism
- Nepal Tourism Board — Everest Marathon/historyOfficial Tourism
Frequently asked questions
When is International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day?
29 May annually in Nepal’s official tourism observance The stored recurrence guidance is: 29 May.
Does International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Nepal mountaineering and tourism commemoration of the first confirmed ascent of Everest. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day?
The stored designation basis is: Nepal Tourism Board documents International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day on 29 May, commemorating the 29 May 1953 ascent by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.. Supporting provenance includes Nepal Tourism Board — International Sagarmatha Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Nepal mountaineering and tourism commemoration of the first confirmed ascent of Everest. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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