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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She hiked to Mount Everest base camp with friends.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
Allan Leighton has compared his task to climbing Mount Everest.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
A scheme to encourage climbers to bring their waste down from Mount Everest is being scrapped - with Nepalese authorities telling the BBC it has been a failure.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
The workers were building an airport 14,100 feet above sea level near the town of Tingri, where the Tibetan plateau meets Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
You try to climb Mount Everest, they’ll tie up your ropes.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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