The Himalaya Mountians from the summit of Mount Everest
About this photograph
- Date created
- May 2008
- Location
- Nepal
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved
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- Journey to the top of the world: Climbing Mount Everest: This slideshow tells the story of a North Carolina adventurer's ascent of Mount Everest in photos, video, and text, including excerpts from his journal. (Page 22)
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- Search LEARN NC for Asia, Himalaya Mountains, Mount Everest, and Nepal.
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Snow-capped peaks of the Himalaya range poke through the clouds. The moon shines in the distance as dawn is breaking. This photograph was taken from the summit of Mount Everest on May 22nd of 2008 by mountain climber Ciprian “Chip” Popoviciu.
