Mt. Everest stands 8.85 kilometers above sea level, roughly the maximum height reached by international airplane flights,
but much less than the 300 kilometers achieved by a space shuttle. Hundreds of people have tried and failed to climb the behemoth by foot, a feat first accomplished successfully in 1953. About 1000 people have now made it to the summit.
Roddy Mackenzie, who climbed the mountain in 1989, captured the above image. Mt. Everest lies in the
Himalayan mountains in the country of Nepal . In the native language of Nepal, the mountain's name is
"Sagarmatha" which means "forehead of the sea."

Cute pic. I'd have loved it on my desktop but it's obviously too big.

a very nice and captivating view

hunn, nice pics u got there

how about this one