Mount Everest , located at the frontier of Nepal and China , in the Himalayas is the highest mountain of the world . It culminates at 8, 849 m !
It's a very dangerous mountain .
Every day, when the weather is nice, a lot of people try to climb Everest , which leads very long queues . It is dangerous because the waiting time it’s very long .
29 % of death are caused by avalanche
23 % are caused by falls
20 % are caused by altitude sickness
About summer, the temperature is around - 18°C and in winter it’s - 60°C.
It is a very beautiful mountain , but unfortunately, it is very polluted by mountain climbers .
More of 100 000 tons of rubbish stay on the mountain.
Mount Everest is the most polluted mountain in the world .
Vocabulary :
Polluted : polluée
Altitude sickness : le mal des montagnes
Falls : chutes
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