Uzbek alpinist along with representatives of Italy, USA, Georgia and Russia will climb the highest peak of the earth next year.

Presentation of the Everest-2005 project was held in Tashkent on 2 December. The project is implemented in the framework of events of the Soglom Avlod Uchun international nongovernmental charity fund.

Dilmurod Tillajodjaev, amateur alpinist who climbed Everest several times, initiated the project.

The expedition to Everest will last for two months from April to June 2005.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Its elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) was determined using GPS satellite equipment on 5 May 1999.

It was previously believed to be slightly lower (29,028 feet or 8,848 metres), as determined in 1954 by averaging measurements from various sites around the mountain. The new elevation was confirmed by the National Geographic Society.