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"If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone."

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I think Mount Everest is gorgeous, too, but that doesn’t mean I have any intention of trying to climb it

— Jeaniene Frost

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I needed to go . . . the pull of Everest was stronger for me than any force on earth.

— Tenzing Norgay

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