Mount Everest rises high above the icy seracs of the East Rongbuk Glacier, Tibet.
Sunset paints the north face of Mount Everest from a quiet Rongbuk Basecamp, Tibet.
A single tent under a protective cargo net is perched at 25,600 foot Camp V on the North Ridge of Mount Everest, Tibet. The Northeast Ridge and the First, Second, and Third Steps are clearly visible above.
The memorial plaque remembering George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, who lost their lives on June 8, 1924, high on Mount Everest. The original plaque was stolen years ago; this one was put in place by Mallory's grandson, George, in 1995.
A stormy morning looking north over the peaks of the Tibetan Himalaya from the North Ridge of Mount Everest, Tibet.
The Northeast Ridge of Mount Everest as viewed from 25,600 feet on the North Ridge, Tibet.
Lenticular clouds and high winds obscure the North Face of Mount Everest from Rongbuk Basecamp, Tibet.
A pack frame from 1933 recovered on May 17, 1999, from the 1933 Camp VI in the Yellow Band high on Mount Everest, Tibet.
Peaks of the "Tibetan Alps" outside of Nyalam, Tibet.
A Tibetan flag at Mushroom Rock on the Northeast Ridge of Mount Everest, Tibet.
Changtse, the North Peak of Mount Everest, as viewed from 27,000 feet on the North Face, Tibet.
Dorje Lhakpa and peaks of the Nepal Himalaya as viewed from high on Mount Everest, Tibet.
Conrad Anker in the tent at Camp VI, 27,200 feet, on Everest's North Face on May 17, 1999.
A lone tent perched at 27,200 foot Camp VI on the North Face of Mount Everest, Tibet. The West Ridge is clearly visible behind.
Norbu, the Abbot of Rongbuk Monastery, walks past a large chorten under prayer flags with Mount Everest rising behind.
The remains of George Leigh Mallory as discovered by the 1999 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition at 27,000 feet on the North Face of Mount Everest, May 1, 1999.
Tap Richards and Thom Pollard in their tent at 25,600 foot Camp V on the North Ridge of Mount Everest, Tibet.
Looking down the North Col Headwall while fixing rope on Mount Everest, Tibet.