Time to Climb Everest
by Stewart
While we enjoy a spring afternoon, Mt. Everest expedition teams are sleeping somewhere near or on the mountain. Depending on the approach they staked their tents in Tibet or Nepal.
Keep on top of the latest Everest expedition news: MountEverest.net
Elevations
Ann Arbor: 256 m (840 ft) What's the highest point in Ann Arbor?
Nepal-side base camp: 5,380 m (17,700 ft)
Tibet-side base camp: 5,180 m (16,990 ft)
Mt. Everest peak: 8,844.43 m ± 0.21 m (29,017.16 ± 0.69 ft)
Everest books:
1996 climb
2006 climb
Everest DVDs:
1996 climb
Everest: beyond the limit
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