Everest

[ev-er-ist, ev-rist]

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noun

Mount, a mountain in S Asia, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world. 29,028 feet (8,848 meters).
high point; summit.
The book is an Everest in the field of historical scholarship.
a male given name.

Everest

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noun

Nepalese name: Sagarmatha.��Chinese names: Qomolangma.�� Chomolungma.��a mountain in S Asia on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas: the highest mountain in the world; first climbed by members of a British-led expedition (1953). Height: established as 8848 m (29 028 ft) for many years, but the latest of a series of more recent reassessments (in 1999), not currently accepted by all authorities or by either of the controlling governments, puts it at 8850 m (29 035 ft)
any high point of ambition or achievement

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Everest¹

C19: named after Sir G. Everest (1790–1866), Surveyor-General of India

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The scale of the challenge facing South Africa when they began their innings was not quite the summit of Everest, but it certainly felt a fair way above base camp.

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Mr Peng narrowly survived death as oxygen levels are thin at that altitude, which is slightly lower than the 8,849m peak of Mount Everest.

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"Kami Rita Sherpa needs no introduction. He is not just a national climbing hero, but a global symbol of Everest itself," expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks said in a statement.

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Prior to the challenge, Mr Cook told the BBC he expected to climb the equivalent of approximately 10 Mount Everests in elevation across about 10 weeks of running.

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Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without acclimatising on the mountain, as part of a high-speed expedition controversially aided by xenon gas.

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Everdur Everett

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