Mountaineers Share What It Is Like Waiting In the Long Lines to Reach the Summit of Mount Everest
With more people trying reach the summit of Mount Everest, long lines have started forming, leaving people waiting to climb.
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Incredible Footage of Planes Smoothly Landing at Nepal’s Dangerous Lukla Airport in the Himalayas
Pilots making smooth landings at Tenzing–Hillary Airport in Nepal, an incredibly dangerous airport due to its high altitude and short runway.
NASA Releases Simulated Flyby Animations of Pluto’s Mountains and Plains Taken From New Horizons Images
NASA recently released simulated flyby animations of Pluto’s Norgay Mountains (named for Tenzing Norgay, one of the first people to summit Mount Everest) and Sputnik…
Stunning Aerial Footage of the Snowy Himalayas Shot From a Helicopter Above 20,000 Feet
Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based aerial videographers Teton Gravity Research captured some truly stunning ultra-high-definition video of the Himalayas shot from a helicopter at heights of up…
‘George Mallory: Because It’s There’, A Comic About Pioneering British Mountain Climber George Mallory
“George Mallory : Because It’s There” is a comic by Zen Pencils (previously) cartoonist Gavin Augthan that illustrates an inspirational quote about Mount Everest by…
Valery Rozov Jumps Off Mount Everest in Highest BASE Jump Ever
On May 5 Russian skydiver Valery Rozov jumped off Mount Everest in the the highest BASE jump in history. Rozov jumped off the mountain 23,688…
Google Brings Street View to Four of the World’s Great Mountains
Yesterday Google announced that panoramic Street View imagery is now available for four of the world’s great mountains: Everest, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, and Mount Elbrus. The…
Mightybell, a New Social Network Focused on Creating Experiences
Mightybell is a new social network based around the creation and sharing of experiences. Creators craft an experience centered around a goal or topic (for…