Mount Everest: Beneficial Or Helpful?

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Imagine someone just stole your freedom to do the thing you’ve been training to do you years at a time. Thousands will be forced to give up the feeling of climbing Mount Everest if they close it to the public. Many people despise the thought of not being able to do something that they love and they have made many memories on top of the mountain. Therefore, in my opinion, I disagree with those who believe that closing Mount Everest would be helpful.
One example of why I think that closing it would be a bad idea is that over a span of 95 years, only 250 people died while on this extreme adventure. That’s only 2.6 people who die a year. As well as 2.6 people dying, there are also many new inventions that are making it much safer for climbers to

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