Where did Mount Everest get its name? And have we pronouncing it wrong for over a century? In this clip from a recent episode of the HistoryExtra podcast, mountaineering historian Jonathan Westaway explains the history of ‘Everest’

By Rachel Dinning

Published: Sunday, 28 May 2023 at 12:00 am


Dr Jonathan Westaway is a Senior Research Fellow and specialises in the history of mountaineering, mountain environments and imperial cultures of exploration