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    Double Amputee

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    Deep in the Himalayas, a true monster lives. It has taken the lives of nearly 280 men. 5 ½ miles tall,or 29,016 feet, it’s the highest point on Earth.What is it? What is it called? It’s name is Everest,and it’s the tallest mountain in the world. ‘With drive,heart and determination, anything is possible.’ Why is it so? Drive is like incentive,giving you a reason to keep going.Heart is like courage,not letting you give up. And determination is not letting anything get in your way-just like disabled

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    The Himalayas borders China, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Pakistan, and India. More specifically, Mount Everest borders Tibet and Nepal. This enormous mountain was first conquered on May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary alongside Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. ( “Everything You Never Knew About Mount Everest” ) There is a multitude of reasons that Mount Everest should remain open for climbing. They include economic impact, health benefits, and the extermination of an ethnic group.

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    The issue of Mt.Everest and whether it should be open to the public or not is an issue that has recently risen as many mountaineers do not like the idea of it as it is an exhilarating thing to do that gives them a sense of achievement and although there are many risks and challenges people enjoy the activity and believe that it should stay open to the public. Mountaineering as of recent years has gotten much safer as they now use steroids and bottled oxygen because of the high altitude. It is becoming

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    Trek Package: Everest Base Camp Trek Trek Region: Everest Country: Nepal Trek Background Mount Everest Base Camp has been a popular destination for trekkers since the very first expeditions to the Nepalese side of Everest in the 1953. This route is probably the most famous mountain trek in the world. Every spring and autumn the trail fills with awe struck walkers who wind their way through friendly Sherpa villages. The trek, starts at the upper Phakding and follows the Dudh Kosi valley

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    Mt. Everest May Of 1996

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    Since this program I now have renewed admiration for the mountaineers, especially for Edmund Hillary, and Tenzing Norgay who was the first to climb Mt. Everest. When they climbed they did not have the lightweight equipment, or ropes to help them make their climb helpful. They did not even have the established safety route to the summit like there is today. It was

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    Should people be climb Mt. Everest? People should climb Mt. Everest. People need jobs to support their families. It is also a Nepal border. It is also a god/religious figure to the Nepal people. One year the Nepal government shut down the mountain. That is disrespectful to Nepal people. One reason is people need jobs to support their families. Average Nepal people only earn $500 a year but the average sherpa can make almost three times that. Most Nepal people have families too and they wanna keep

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    Edmund Percival Hillary, later Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), was a renowned New Zealand explorer, mountain climber, and philanthropist. He is noted for being a member of Eric Shipton's (1907-1977) British Reconnaissance Expedition to Mount Everest (1951), for summiting Everest (1953), and for having climbed Mount Herschel (1967). For his contributions to exploration an d his achievements, Hillary was knighted in 1953, received the Order of New Zealand (1987), and later made Knight Companion

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    Would you be able to risk your life to ensure strangers have a once in a lifetime experience on the highest mountain in the world, even once? The Sherpas on Mount Everest do it for a living. They climb up and down the mountain, if they can make it the whole way safely, with plenty of survival gear and food for the climbers in their group. Based on the dangers they face taking climbers up the mountain, the guides should be making twice their maximum salary, as a minimum.     The guides have what could

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    Lens: Climbing Enthusiasts In this essay there will be talks from climbing enthusiasts about how people should be able to climb Mount Everest on their own will. There are many reasons for people to climb Mount Everest. Including for the adventure and the sense of achievement. But there are many people that don’t think climbing enthusiasts should climb Mount Everest because of medical reasons. One reason climbing enthusiasts should climb Mount Everest is for the sense of achievement

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    Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest. Ever since that event occurred, climbers have also attempted to reach the top as well. The mountain became polluted and has been collecting more piles of debris because of this. After Hillary and Norgay’s accomplishment, Hillary used his money to help the environment and encouraged mountain climbers to clean up their garbage. For instance, the first source states “He also demanded that mountain climbers

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