A record-breaking ascent on the mountain is also a bid to expose its degradation (Source:Andrew Buncombe, Independant) He is short, wiry and shies away from the glare of publicity. And yet this 49-year-old has placed his feet on top of the world’s highest mountain more times than anyone else. Now, Appa, a professional sherpa from [...]
Jul 152008
Yes it’s true. Click the image below to get real time information – maybe Mulhacen will be next? Mount Everest 8,000 m (26,247 ft.): Data Acquisition and Advanced Technology at the Highest Automatic Weather Station in the World. On May 15, 2008 the Ev-K2-CNR Committee installed the world ™s highest ground automatic weather station (AWS) [...]
