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I've never seen a photo or visualization that gives a feel for the size of the area at the summit of Everest. There are thousands of photos taken at summit of c
by shutupalready 12y ago
I've never seen a photo or visualization that gives a feel for the size of the area at the summit of Everest. There are thousands of photos taken at summit of course, but it's always someone standing on the summit himself, so you don't know how much space is behind the photographer.
According to this source http://www.alanarnette.com/everest/everestsouthroutes.php http://www.alanarnette.com/everest/everestsouthroutes.php
the summit is 30 square feet (or 3 square meters). I'd still love to see an close-up aerial photo from a helicopter or plane directly overhead.
- dbpatterson 12y agoYou won't find helicopter - air is too thin (one of the reasons why rescues are hard). But maybe a plane could give you one.
- hellsten 12y agohttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0509/whats_new/helicopter_everest.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0509/whats_new/h...
- TheHydroImpulse 12y agoThere was a hot air balloon expedition that went over the summit of Everest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mp9gp http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mp9gp
- shutupalready 12y agoThank you. I get "Not currently available on BBC iPlayer" when I try to play it, but I did find the same video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=E4Pkaop_po8#t=2450 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=E4P... I linked to the time when the balloon crosses over Everest (40 minutes 56 seconds). It's still not close enough to give a real feel of how big the summit is.