Posted on 08/02/2024 5:16:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
Climbing Mt Everest and breaking the 4-minute mile were huge achievements in the 1950s. Now they are commonplace. People are made up the same as back then.
“Rarity: While over 4,000 people have climbed Everest, fewer than 200 have done so without supplemental oxygen. This underscores how difficult and uncommon the achievement is.”
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