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NEW HEIGHTS: THE RISE AND RISE OF EVEREST'S TOURISM Tourist attraction: Mount Everest's peak The latest deaths of Mount Everest have raised more questions over the commercialism of climbing the highest mountain in the world. Just a few decades ago, scaling Everest was a feat attempted by only a handful of hardy and experienced mountaineers, trained to the highest fitness levels. However, it would seem that now almost anyone could potentially attempt one of the toughest challenges known to man. It has become a booming tourist industry in its own right, boosting the economy of Nepal, particularly during the climbing season from late March to the first week in June. Hundreds of people attempt Everest every year and about 4,000 have climbed it since  Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay first scaled it in 1953. Anyone with the money to spare could sign up with one of the many tour operators that arrange trekking trips. Nepali mountain of...

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