November 22, 2024
A permit to climb Mount Everest costs about $11,000. Adding in the price of guides and high-altitude gear like bottled oxygen, an individual can spend more than $100,000 to ascend Earth’s tallest peak.
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Is Mount Everest Really the Tallest Mountain in the World?
Mount Everest is best described as the highest mountain in the world. In other words: it has the greatest elevation, at more than 29,000 feet (about 8,850 meters) above sea level. Other mountains, though, have made claims on being the tallest when measured from points other than sea level.
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