Mount Everest

American  

noun

1. Everest.

2. something regarded as the most difficult or challenging of its kind.

   the Mount Everest of international sailing.

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Mount Everest Cultural  

1. Mountain on the border of Tibet and Nepal in the central Himalayas.

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At over 29,000 feet, it is the highest peak in the world.

It was first scaled in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal.

Example Sentences

A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalayas.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In 2024, a glacial lake in Nepal burst, cascading into another lake that also burst, washing away Thame, the hometown of Tenzing Norgay, who, alongside Edmund Hillary, achieved the first recorded summit of Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He was partway up Mount Everest, part of an expedition to convene the world’s highest-altitude dinner party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

She hiked to Mount Everest base camp with friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

But now that I was finally here, actually standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn’t summon the energy to care.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer