Rung #148 hints and answer

October 25, 2026. Here is the full clue ladder for this puzzle, gentlest first. Each rung is worth fewer points, so open only what you need. The answer stays hidden until you click.

Hint 1, worth 5 points

I grow a little taller every year, still being pushed upward by the slow crash far beneath me.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

Climbers near my top breathe air holding only a third of the oxygen their bodies expect.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

My peak wears a plume of wind-blown snow like a flag, visible from a hundred miles away.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

Named for a mapmaker who never saw me, I sit right on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

I am the highest mountain on Earth, the summit every climber dreams about.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

7 letters, starts with “E”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #148

EVEREST

Everest's summit rock is marine limestone. The top of the world's tallest mountain was once the floor of an ancient sea.

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