This astronaut photograph highlights the northern approach to the world’s tallest mountain.
Published Jan 17, 2011
At 6:30 a.m. on May 28, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay set out from a camp high above the South Col on the Southwest Face of Mount Everest and began the ascent for which both would become famous. Fighting through snow, winding along an exposed ridgeline with drops of over 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) on either side, scrambling up steep, rocky steps, and finally climbing a sloping snowfield, the pair reached the summit at 11:30 a.m. It was the first known climb of the world’s tallest mountain.
Published Jan 12, 2008
The tallest mountain of the Cascade Range is a Pacific Northwest icon.
Published Sep 4, 2019
One year after an avalanche killed 16 Nepalese guides, climbers have returned to the mountain for the 2015 season.
Published Apr 17, 2015
A recent expedition revealed a new rift in Kilimanjaro’s northern ice field.
Published Nov 8, 2012
Annapurna is only the tenth tallest eight-thousander, but it ranks as one of the most dangerous.
Published Dec 26, 2013
Most scientists agree that the glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro will be gone by the year 2020, but there is less agreement as to why they are now receding.
Published Aug 2, 2004
Acquired August 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows a mostly clear McClure Strait, except for some sea ice west of Prince Patrick Island.
Published Aug 18, 2010
