Is Everest growing or getting smaller?

My science book says that Everest it´s growing 0.5 centimeter (0,19 inch) per year. But at the same time  thousands of people are climbing it (and the metalic spike shoes doesn´t help). So, Could we actually scraping the everest faster than its natural grow?
Scientists say that Everest is growing taller due to plate tectonics [1, 2], but they don't know exactly by how much. Estimates suggest that it grows about 0.5 centimeters (0.19 inches) per year [1, 2]. This growth can be explained by the fact that the Himalayas as a whole are still growing at a rate of about 2.4 inches per year [3]. Since Everest is part of the Himalayas, it is also growing [3]. However, there is some suspicion that after a 7.8-magnitude quake in 2015, the mountain got shorter because of rock slides [2, 5]. This has caused China and Nepal to re-measure Everest [2].
There have been various official measurements of Mount Everest, but recent satellite data have suggested that the mountain may have shrunk by about 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) due to the underlying tectonic plates relaxing somewhat [1]. However, this same survey also found that the mountain is actually growing taller by about 4mm each year [2]. This is in addition to the recent announcement that Mount Everest is growing taller by nearly a meter and a half (0.86 meters) to a new height of 8,848.86 meters (29,032 feet) [4]. These measurements conflict with the statement in my science book that the mountain is growing 0.5 centimeters (0.19 inches) per year [1, 3]. It is possible that this measurement only represented the growth of the mountain since the previous official measurement in 2014, as opposed to the average growth rate over a longer period of time [4].