Climb Everest Research Paper

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“I can wax poetically for hours about this, but I thoroughly love the mountain,” said Alan Arnette, a mountaineer and respected Everest blogger based in Fort Collins, Colo. “It represents the ultimate, the pinnacle for many people.” “I think Everest is a magical mountain with magnetic qualities,” he added. “It’s like a light to bugs that attracts people once they hear about it.” The modern urge to climb Everest began more than 150 years ago when British surveyors determined that the 8,848-meter peak was the tallest in the world. Everest soon became a “third Pole” as explorers raced to become the first to stand on top of it. “From the moment it was identified as the highest mountain, it became an object of fascination,” said Maurice Isserman,

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