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Everest is a massive 8848 meters tall.

just below the height of a jumbo jet!

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Everest is over 60 million years old.

the world’s highest mountain rage; the spectacular Himalayas.

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Mount Everest grows approximately 44 millimetres every year.

This occurs because of the continuous shift of tectonic plates, pushing the Himalayas upwards.

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Mount Everest isn’t actually the tallest mountain on the planet.

This title is owned by Mauna Kea, which is a massive 10,200 meters tall. However, the majority of Mauna Kea is below sea level.

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It can cost between £25,000 to £70,000 to climb Mount Everest.

The average cost of climbing this famous peak is around £50,000, depending on the level of support required.

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It takes approximately 39-40 days to summit Everest.

The reason it takes so long to summit Everest is so that the body can get used to the extreme climate – there is only a third of the amount of oxygen

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Edmund Hillary might not have been the first person to summit Mount Everest.

Climbers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempted to summit Mount Everest back in 1924, however were last seen on July 8 of that year

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