Mt. Everest is the highest point 

In the world

It’s a little over 

29-thousand feet

And located

In the Asian Himalayas  

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It’s considered the Goddess

Of the Sky

Its Tibetan name 

Is Goddess Mother

Of the Snows

While in Nepal

It’s adored as the Mother

Of the Universe 

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In 1865

It was named

After the surveyor

George Everest

But the first successful attempt

To summit this mountain

Was by Edmund Hillary

In 1953

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In 1975

The first woman

To accomplish a similar feat

Was Junko Tabei

Of Japan

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Many persons 

Have attempted

To conquer

This massive

Three sided  pyramid

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Over 100 were killed

From falls in crevasses

Intense cold winds

And the effects of thin air

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Attempts to surmount

This mountain

Is usually hampered

By horrific weather

Conditions

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Mt. Everest is often used

As a metaphor

That conjures up

An image

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Image via Wikipedia

Image via Wikipedia

Image via Wikipedia

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Of the ultimate

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