Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: July 7th, 2008 
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How was Everest’s height measured before Hilary [sic] and Tenzing conquered it?
Daily Mirror reader M Fielder, from Whitstable
I can’t quite get over that phrase “before Hillary and Tenzing conquered it.” Does M Fielder think that Hillary and Tenzing climbed up to the summit holding one end of a giant tape measure?
Proof, if proof was needed, that some people did not learn much in their maths lessons, especially the ones about trigonometry.
I blame the maths teachers.
I suppose trigonometry would be a favourite for a three legged cat.
I love the idea of the giant tape measure. On all that rough terrain, not to mention the ice, I can imagine the horror of trying to wind it back up again.