Mount Everest is 8,863 meters above sea level. It is part of the Himalayan range in South Asia. Despite its awesome height, the mountain 19_________ many times. Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide, Tenzing Norgay, were the 20 _________ to climb the mountain, reaching the summit on May 29, 1953. Mount Everest attracts well-⁠experienced mountaineers as well as novice climbers, quite a few 21_________ among them.