Mount Everest
Americannoun
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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
"Standing with you on the summit of Mount Everest is a memory I will cherish forever," fellow mountaineer and guide Uttam Lapraki wrote in a tribute to Yukta on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Plus, the quest to make dogs live longer, why your mouth is key to overall health and the battle for drone supremacy on Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Even today, the number of runners who have posted a four-minute mile is smaller than the number of people who have scaled Mount Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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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