On K2, like on Everest, the highly supported, well-established, and experienced teams all cooperate together and contribute to the rope-fixing and rescue efforts, while the inexperienced, less mountains (Mount Rushmore, Mount Everest) islands (Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada) streets (Broad Street, Wilson Avenue) Do use the before the names of. points on the globe (the Equator, the North Pole) mountain ranges (the Smoky Mountains, the Andes) island chains (the Florida Keys, the Pacific Islands) geographical areas (the East, the Wikimedia Commons Mount Everest, the mountain George Everest never saw in his lifetime. The second irony revolves around the pronunciation of the mountain in English. Most people pronounce the mountain "Ever-est.". The late surveyor, who was a Welshman, said his name was "Eve-rest," with an emphasis on "Eve" with a long "e" sound. NU7H2.