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EVEREST 2005
At 8,850 meters above sea level the summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. It is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, in the central part of the Himalaya Range. From the south the mountain is accessible through the long Khumbu Valley, home of Sherpas. Khumbu Valley and Khumbu Glacier terminate at the Western Cwm, a deep and narrow valley flanked on the west by Everest, north by Lhotse (8,516 m) and east by Nuptse (7,861 m). Access from the north is via the Rongbuk Glacier.
On this picture, taken from the NASA Space Shuttle, the mountain is visible in the centre. The North is at the bottom of the picture. Rongbuk Glacier and East Rongbuk Glacier are visible in the lower right corner. The northwest face of Everest is in a deep shadow. To the left (east) of the summit, Kangshung Face is visible in full sunshine. The North Col is visible at the center bottom of the shaded area of the northwest face. A crater-like depression in the centre is the Western Cwm. Lhotse summit is at the east most end of the Cwm and Nuptse flanks the south. Khumbu Glacier continues from the west end of the Cwm south towards Khumbu Valley. Point to the area of the picture to display name and elevation. Mount Everest was first climbed by a British expedition in 1953. Ed Hillary and Tensing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit. Since then more than 1,500 people stood on the summit and more than 170 lost their lives. Mount Everest will be the first expedition during my Seven Summits Quest. The Everest 2005 expedition is organized by Jagged Globe. I will be leaving Toronto on March 26, 2005 and will fly with Air Canada to New Delhi. The following morning I will fly to Kathmandu. For more details about the expedition please refer to Jagged Globe web site. This site will contain the latest dispatches and pictures. It will be updated to show the current status of the expedition. |
©Rodrigo
Ponce