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    Climbing Mount Everest has many pros and cons. Sometimes people leave their trash, and sometimes, people die! Read-on to see some pros and cons of climbing Mount Everest. First, let's start with the pros. The first pro is that you gain fame. You are known in the world for climbing the mountain. Another pro is that you are known for accomplishing a big accomplishment. And the last pro is that you can gain strength. If you can climb a mountain, then you can climb anything and any hard task will be

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    On May 10th 1996, the most catastrophic storm on Mount Everest took place. On this day a group of mountain climbers would reach the summit of Mount Everest, but five would not make it back down. The climbers reached the summit early afternoon that day but were not expected a fatal storm to hit. The storm strangled many on the top of the mountain and killed 5, including one of the most respected high-altitude guides in the world, Rob Hall. Five climbers never made it back down. Yasako Namba, Andy

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    mountaineers, when we are just going to take it for granted? Although climbing Mount Everest is a great achievement, being able to keep it clean is even greater. Scaling up the mountain has many positive results yet there are still negative consequences. Climbing this particular mountain means that there is a negative side, almost as large as Mount Everest itself. First of all, over 4,000 people attempted to reach Mount Everest’s summit, leaving behind great amounts of trash. The text states, “With

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    Climbing Mount Everest can endanger climbers lives because risks include, death, permanent injuries, and mental anguish which are some of the prices climbers pay to accomplish their victory. In May 1996 eight climbers lost their lives on a single day, May 10, 1996 when a storm hit Mount Everest. They said that was the worst loss of life ever on the mountain in a single day. In 1980 and 2002, 91 climbers have died attempting to climb Mount Everest. This just shows how dangerous climbing Mount Everest

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    that want to climb the tallest mountain known as Mount Everest are willing to risk their life just to get to the top of the mountain. How is it that important to throw your life out the window for the achievement of climbing Mount Everest that has no explanation for any type of reward? Mount Everest is the most beautiful mountain to look at in plain sight, but it is also questionable what happens when people try to get on top of Mount Everest just to have a better scenery of the whole world

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    Have you ever wanted to climb Mount Everest, to be able to say that you overcame obstacles of the environment and became a stronger percent? A complication that has been discussed recently is about whether or not the repercussions of mountaineering outweigh the achievements that derive from mountaineering. As said in “Keep Everest Open”, on the day of April 18th, 2014 there was an avalanche that killed sixteen Nepalese people on Mount Everest. When these catastrophes occur taxpayer money is used

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    Identified as the highest mountain on Earth, Mt. Everest is known as the Himalayan Spirit which rests on the southern border of Nepal, and the northern borders of China and Tibet. Its Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which means ‘Goddess of the sky’. The Summit stands at about 29,035 ft. above ground (8848metres high), and in which it grows by about a quarter of an inch (0.25”) each year. Its peak looks like a pyramid .It also contains a variety of rocks, different types of shale; marble and limestone

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    Bret Thayer Block 2017 Mount Everest Picture yourself climbing the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. Many people have successfully scaled this mountain, but others have tried and failed. Mt. Everest has been called a Himalayan Wonder because of its geography and weather extremes (Urmann). By exploring the geography, the people who have tried to climb it, and the supplies you will need, one can see how brave the many people who tried to climb it have been. People might wonder

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    tallest mountain in the world….Mount Everest. Imagine going to Mount Everest and feeling ready to climb the tallest mountains in the world, but then only to find it being closed down, for good. In my opinion, I want Mount Everest to stay open so people can experience that wonderful feeling. Most people don’t care about the rules, and I say if they do close down Mount Everest people will just try and climb it no matter what. Although people say to shut down Everest because they don’t want their loved

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    The Mount Everest and The Sherpa’s Many have dreamed of ascending it, but few have reached the top. Located in the Maha longer mountain range on the border of Nepal and Tibet. The British first surveyed Mount Everest in 1856; however, the first successful ascent wasn 't until 1953 by New Zeeland 's Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal 's Tenzing Norgay. Originally known as Peak 15, it was name Everest in 1865 after good surveyor Sir George. Everest is also known as Como LAN GMA means goddess mother of

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