8,848 meters (29,029 feet): Height at the peak.
60 million years: Approximate age of Mount Everest.
$25,000: Cost of a climbing permit per person.
8,000: Height in meters (approximately 26,000 feet) at Mount Everest’s “death
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Mount Everest by the Numbers: Deaths, Cost to Climb, and More Mountain Records
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From the cost to climb to the number of people who have died in 2012, The Daily Beast breaks down the numbers of the world’s tallest mountain.
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