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Climbing Mount Everest: A Bad Idea

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Climbing Mount Everest is a bad idea because not everyone make it on top of the mountain because of tragic accidents, bad climate, and affecting the mountain.
Climbing Mount Everest is a bad Idea because of tragic accidents. According to the text book (pg 422) states “ Climbers who do not acclimatize successfully may begin exhibiting symptoms of altitude sickness while they are at Base camp. This illness is also called Acute mountain sickness.” When Climbing they wouldn't get enough oxygen and that is when they have Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). Another example is from the book peak pg 100 says “ Climber lost his toe”. Frostbite is when a part of your body gets frozen because of the cold weather. When the climber gets a frost bite they lose

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