Mount Everest Pros And Cons

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There are alot of Pros and Cons to climbing Mount Everest. 2 pros are you prombley will become famous or you be very happy to reach a goal. 2 cons are you have a higher chance to die and the weather is really bad.

First , 1 pros is you might become famous. The author states "It’s been over 60 years since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest." Another pro is that you have this goal set to climb Mount Everest and you would get to cross it off. The author states "Since that time, many other climbers have set the same goal for themselves."

Next, 1 con is you might die because the oxygen gets really thin at that evelation. The author states "In doing so, the

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