Mount Everest Research Paper

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Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. Everests heights makes it famous. It lies in in the area of Nepal and Tibet. For this reason it has other names in Nepali and Tibetan. The mountain is named after a Welsh surveyor named George Everest. Many people have tried to climb the mountains extreme conditions. Some have reached the summit, while others have not. Climbing the mountain can be incredibly dangerous, but it doesn't stop people from trying to climb it. People have built two bases at Everest. It has a north base and south base. Both of these bases are located at about half the distance from the top. People take supplies and stay at these bases trying to get used to the high altitudes and the lower oxygen levels before trying to go all the way to the top. Climbers can come across dangers such as high winds, bad weather and many people get altitude sickness. Even though Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, it is only the 5th farthest from the Earth's center. Mount Everest is a very amazing place. It is 8848 meters (29029 ft) high. Everest is in the Himalayan mountain range by Nepal and China. The mountain is over 29,000 feet high but heights above 26,000 feet is referred to as the death zone. It's a height where humans …show more content…

The height of the mountain was first published in 1856. Then people called it Peak XV. The very first people to successfully climb to the top of Mt. Everest was a New Zealander named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay. Since the first ascent to the summit in 1953, thousands of people have made it, however hundreds have also died trying to attempt it. Interest has increased and many more people have tried to climb the mountain. This can be bad for people's safety and the condition of the mountain because people often leave their gear behind as well as their garbage and other

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