Yes, but Everest brings back less in terms of science - it's a smaller place than space. Moon was that in 1960s. Now we're talking about a McMurdo station, not

Yes, but Everest brings back less in terms of science - it's a smaller place than space. Moon was that in 1960s. Now we're talking about a McMurdo station, not a dash to the South Pole with temporary storages along the way.