Waugh said that Mount Everests height was 29,002 feet in elevation making it the tallest mountain in the world he was only off by 27 feet! Waugh named the mountain after his mentor Sir George Everest. Did you find the 3 changes? Click to see the next puzzle.
The first person to attempt to climb Mount Everest was George Finch in 1922. He performed an impressive first attempt getting to 27,300 feet, and mapping out routes for future expeditions.