Mount Everest
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something regarded as the most difficult or challenging of its kind.
the Mount Everest of international sailing.
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At over 29,000 feet, it is the highest peak in the world.
It was first scaled in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal.
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The Via Alpina course follows the length of the Alps with elevation equivalent to climbing Mount Everest a dozen times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The course follows the entire length of the Alps with elevation equivalent to climbing Mount Everest 12 times.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
U.S. and China are jockeying for drone supremacy on Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
One day in May, Sergio Gor, President Trump’s special envoy for South Asia, appeared at the base camp of Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In fact, Mount Everest is itself a language-dependent and institutionally defined entity.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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