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Mount Everest is a very mysterious site. It is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World because it is the tallest mountain in the entire world. Mount Everest got its English name from Andrew Waugh, who named the mountain after Sir George Everest. The name used to be Mont Everest, but was later changed. At the time however, Andrew Waugh did not know that Sir George Everest pronounced his name differently (EAVE-rest) then its current pronunciation.

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The exact height of Mount Everest is 29,028 feet (8,848 meters) high. During earlier years, the mountain measured in at exactly 29,000 feet. To avoid confusion of people thinking this was an estimate, the height was officially changed to 29,002. Currently, Mount Everest is measured in at 29,028 feet.

IMAGE ALIGNED RIGHT A lot of people have traveled to the summit of Mount Everest. The first successful ascent was by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. In 2006, Tormod Granheim skied down the northern face of Mount Everest. In total, there have been 3,050 ascents to the top of Mount Everest by 2,062 individuals. 203 people died while trying to reach the peak of Mount Everest; their corpses have usually been left there because it would be risky for someone trying to survive to take the time and try to haul them down the mountain. Most climbers died in the Death Zone (26,246 feet and above) since it gets harder and harder to breath because of the high altitude. Even wearing oxygen masks doesn't save you all the time. Also, some people even make a trip up Mount Everest just to help clean up the mountain.

Like most of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, this wonder is having some small problems. During all the travels up to the summit, there has been a lot of litter and "other" things left on Mount Everest. Apart from the people who go on special occasions to the top of of Mount Everest just to clean up the mountain, there are some other ways. For one, you could encourage anyone climbing Mount Everest to try to hold on to any trash unless they absolutely need to lose the trash. Some adults can help by only going up Mount Everest a little and pick up any trash they see. The fact of Global Warming may come up.

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There is a threat to all mountains if this keeps up. Near by Hillary and Norgay's campsite was a series of glaciers. These have melted and formed into a long lake. We must help by not polluting of course. However, tourism has shown to do this and it might not be a good idea to stop every tourist from coming to Mount Everest. We can only hope. If we try our best to protect the Mount Everest, it will be here for many years to come!