Mount+Everest

=**//Mount Everest//**= Mount Everest. To sum it up in the simplest of words would be the tallest, most dangerous mountain in the world. As a part of the Himalaya mountain range on the borders of Nepal and Tibet, this mountain is roughly 60 million years old. At a height of 29,028 feet above sea level (about the size of 5 empire state buildings) is said to be one of the most dangerous mountains in the world (“Facts about Mount Everest”).To some a death sentence.

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**//**//**//What makes Mount Everest so dangerous?//**//**//**
Mount Everest is the largest mountain in the world, at a height of 29,028 feet (“Facts about Mount Everest”). Many of people have lost their lives in an attempt to climb this mountain. With below freezing temperatures and a constant decrease in oxygen supply the farther up to you go. For many years it was thought to be impossible to ever climb the mountain without help of oxygen tanks. The elevation alone affects you blood oxygen. In order to climb the mountain your body needs to be in pristine physical conditions. It requires everyday intense training to get your body in physical shape. It’s not just physical shape you need to be in. You need to be mentally capable to deal with the challenge of the mountain. Risking your life, knowing the odds are against you can take a great mental toll (“Famous Everest Expeditions”). There have been a total of roughly 4,000 people who have attempted to climb the mountain, and of those 4,000 only 660 have been successful( “About Mount Everest”).

//Tragedies of Mount Everest//
There have been many deaths on the mountain, some more memorable than others. A man named George Mallory had made a previous attempted up the mountain in 1922. The expedition ended badly, due to an avalanche that killed 7 people on the mountain. Mallory made a second attempt at the mountain again in 1924 and he was determined to make it to the top this time. He and Irvine (his climbing partner for this expedition) set out from base camp, but never returned. Irvine’s body was never found. Mallory’s body was discovered in 1999. Another tragedy was in 1996. 15 people died that year, 8 of them in a single day. This ascend has been known as the most disastrous in the mountains history. On the way down an unexpected blizzard hit, burying the fixed ropes used in the climb and concealing the path back to Everest Base Camp. With lack of visibility the climbers were separated and disorientated. 8 of them died due to exposure (“Famous Everest Expeditions”).00

**//Ascends on the mountain//**
On the 29 May 1953, Hillary and Tenzing made it to the top, becoming the first men to stand on the highest point on Earth. Reinhold Messner and his climbing partner Peter Habeler became the first climbers to make an ascent of Everest without using bottled oxygen In 1980 he set another record, making the first solo ascent of Mount Everest (also without oxygen). Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans made the first attempt, but were forced to turn back 300 meters from the summit due to bad weather and a malfunctioning oxygen system (“Famous Everest Expeditions”).