Mount Everest, in two billion pixels

[n2doc]

You must have seen thousands of photographs of Everest. But there have been none like this:

Image shows Khumbu glacier from Pumori viewpoint near Mt. Everest. (Photo Credit: David Breashears)

According to NPR, the image is the result of a project by David Breashears, who has already climbed the highest mountain in the world five times. He used old images of Everest and its glaciers and combined them with new ones.

The photo is part of a broader project called GlacierWorks by the mountaineer Breashears, who made the much-acclaimed IMAX documentary “Everest.”

His project aims to document the current state of glaciers in the Himalayas and how the mountain and those glaciers are being affected by climate change.

links to full scale image here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/12/18/photo-mount-everest-in-two-billion-pixels/?tid=pm_pop

[russspeakeasy]

1. Wow ! Thanks for the post.

[DreamGypsy]

2. Fantasic...and frightening

I don't recall ever having seen the rock strata near the summit before - really beautiful. And it is amazing to descend the down the face of the mountain over the ever deepening folds.

However, doesn't look like much glacial mass is left (though comprehending the overall scale is difficult).

ps: To avoid symptoms of motion sickness I advise using the navigation controls rather than traveling via cursor.

Thanks for the post.

[frylock]

3. incredible

knr

[progressoid]

4. Holy crap. All of those tents at the bottom!

[Odin2005]

5. What happened to all the snow and ice?

In older pictures of Everest it's clothed with large ice fields.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Wonderful. Thanks. n/t

[Occulus]

7. They corrected their headline: it's 3.8 billion pixels.

Jesus. Jesus Christ.