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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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
Legendary mountaineer George Mallory wrote to his mother to say "the ink has begun to freeze" before he disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924, newly-discovered letters have revealed.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
You could potentially reach the peak of Mount Everest and still check in with your dog.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was feared dead has been found alive after crawling back to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
It's sort of the Mount Everest of dead languages.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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