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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ALPS. ISERE (38) CHARTREUSE REGIONAL NATURE PARK. THE PERCEE TOWER OF AUP DU SEUIL OR ISABELLE TOWER. IN THE ALPINE CLIFFS OF THE CHARTREUSE, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1929M, THIS LARGE DOUBLE NATURAL ARCH OF 32 METERS (MAKING IT THE NATURAL ARCH WITH THE LONGEST SPAN OF ALL THE ALPS) HAS ATTRACTED MANY HIKERS SINCE ITS DISCOVERY IN 2005 BY MOUNTAINEER PASCAL SOMBARDIER. Photo by Yann Marchais/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-FEMALE CLIMBER

(240527) -- KATHMANDU, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's photojournalist-turned-mountaineer Purnima Shrestha is welcomed upon her arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2024. Shrestha set a record on Saturday morning by becoming the first woman to summit the world's tallest Mount Qomolangma three times in one climbing season. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-FEMALE CLIMBER

(240527) -- KATHMANDU, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's photojournalist-turned-mountaineer Purnima Shrestha is welcomed upon her arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 27, 2024. Shrestha set a record on Saturday morning by becoming the first woman to summit the world's tallest Mount Qomolangma three times in one climbing season. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-MOUNTAINEER

(240524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows Wang Jian (front) and his team on their way to the base camp on Mount Qomolangma, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "70-year-old Wang Jian becomes oldest Chinese to reach summit of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-MOUNTAINEER

(240524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows Wang Jian (C) poses with his guides at the summit of Mount Qomolangma, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "70-year-old Wang Jian becomes oldest Chinese to reach summit of Mt. Qomolangma" (Photo by Zhou Qianlong/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-MOUNTAINEERS (CN)

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Senior mountaineer Cao Jun speaks during a meeting for Mount Qomolangma guides in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 11, 2023. A meeting for Mount Qomolangma guides was held in Lhasa on Monday. Experienced mountaineers shared their skills and stories to over 500 mountain guides, mountaineering enthusiasts and outdoor sports practitioners. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-MOUNTAINEERS (CN)

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mountaineer Han Zijun speaks during a meeting for Mount Qomolangma guides in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 11, 2023. A meeting for Mount Qomolangma guides was held in Lhasa on Monday. Experienced mountaineers shared their skills and stories to over 500 mountain guides, mountaineering enthusiasts and outdoor sports practitioners. (Xinhua/Huang Yaoman)

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Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Tibetan ski mountaineer

STORY: Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Tibetan ski mountaineer DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:54 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ski mountaineers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 3. various of ski mountaineers training 4. various of 2023 International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) World Championships (file) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TASHI DROLMA, Ski mountaineer from Tibet 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): RABGYE, Ski mountaineer from Tibet 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): NAMGYAL DORJE, Ski mountaineer coach from Tibet 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 10. various of ski mountaineers STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer "I haven't been training in Tibet for a long time. It is so familiar to train in snow mountains in my hometown. I am Yudron Lhamo, a ski mountaineer. I am from Nyingchi, Tibet. There is an old saying in Tibet: If you climb step by

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Trailer: Traversing Tibet, III

STORY: Trailer: Traversing Tibet, III DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tibet 2. various of people working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SITHAR DORJE, Representative inheritor of Epic of King Gesar 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG KUN, Engineer in bridge construction 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): NORBU TSERING, Head, Potala Palace fire brigade 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): TASHI PHUNTSOG, Rafting coach STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer "It is so familiar to train in snow mountains in my hometown. Skiing down here is exhilarating and enjoyable." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SITHAR DORJE, Representative inheritor of Epic of King Gesar "At Tibet University, I can let more people know about the Epic of King Gesar. I've caught up with the good times." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG KUN, Engineer in bridge construction "It's the speed of development. It's nothing about science

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China's Dong becomes first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above 8,000m

STORY: China's Dong becomes first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above 8,000m DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dong Hongjuan ascending the Mount Shishapangma STORYLINE: Chinese mountaineer Dong Hongjuan has become the first woman to conquer all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters on earth. Dong, 42, successfully ascended to the summit of 8,027-meter Mount Shishapangma on May 26, which was confirmed by the international mountaineering summit website 8000ers.com on Sunday. Dong reached the summit of Mt. Qomolangma in 2013, completed Cho Oyu and Gasherbrum II in 2014, Qogir (K2), Nanga Parbat and Gasherbrum I in 2017, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse and Broad in 2018, Annapurna in 2021, Makalu, Dhaulagiri and Manaslu in 2022. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China. (XHTV)

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Japanese astronaut Mohri in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (L) and author Wahei Tatematsu pose with a colony of penguins found 20 kilometers away from the Japanese Antarctic base Showa on Jan. 12 during a visit there together with Japanese mountaineer Michiko Imai. The trio arrived at Showa Base on Jan. 7 as part of events to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Antarctic research base. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Astronaut Mohri leaves for Antarctic

NARITA, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, writer Wahei Tatematsu and mountaineer Michiko Imai prepare to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 3 for the Antarctic to observe Japanese activities at the Showa Base as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the base.

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(1)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi tells a news conference in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from Mt. Everest in the past four years.

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63-yr-old Japanese becomes oldest woman to climb Everest

TOKYO, Japan - Tamae Watanabe, 63, a resident of Yokohama, is seen in this photo taken on May 9 at a base camp on Mt. Everest. Watanabe reached the summit of the 8,850-meter mountain at 9:55 a.m. on May 16, becoming the oldest woman to climb the world's highest mountain. The photo is listed on the Web site of Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi.

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Nepali female photographer's journey to high mountains

STORY: Nepali female photographer's journey to high mountains DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Purnima Shrestha climbing the mountains STORYLINE: Purnima Shrestha is a photojournalist by profession, but the 31-year-old Nepali woman is better known now as a mountaineer, as in just four years, she has conquered all the seven mountains above 8,000 meters in Nepal. Lately, Purnima scaled three peaks above 8,000 meters, first Mt. Kanchanjunga, the world's third highest on May 5, and then Mt. Lhotse, the fourth tallest on May 16, and next Mt. Makalu, the fifth highest on May 27. With these ascents, she has achieved the feat of climbing all the seven eight-thousanders in her country. She had already scaled Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Qomolangma, Mt. Annapurna and Mt. Dhaulagiri. Purnima is proud of her success as she never thought that the journey to high mountains would be so fast and exciting. The success in her climbing career has strengthened her

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Exhibition in Southern California showcases Mount Qomolangma's illustrious history

STORY: Exhibition in Southern California showcases Mount Qomolangma's illustrious history DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: From the climbing rope found with the remains of British mountaineer George Mallory, who took part in the first British expeditions to Mount Qomolangma in the early 1920s, to one of the first oxygen sets ever employed in high-altitude climbing, an exhibition being held in Bowers Museum in U.S. Southern California takes visitors on an epic journey to Mount Qomolangma. The exhibition combines photographs, films and artifacts from five expeditions leading up to the earliest successful attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world in 1953. Bowers Museum partners with The Royal Geographical Society in London to present the exhibition, showcasing the illustrious history of Mount Qomolangma and changing technologies of the initial attempts to climb the mountain. This exhibiti

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SANTA ANA-EXHIBITION

(220520) -- SANTA ANA (U.S.), May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits an exhibition titled "Everest: Ascent to Glory" at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, the United States, on May 19, 2022. From the climbing rope found with the remains of British mountaineer George Mallory, who took part in the first British expeditions to Mount Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the west, in the early 1920s, to one of the first oxygen sets ever employed in high-altitude climbing, the exhibition being held in Bowers Museum takes visitors on an epic journey to Mount Qomolangma. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SANTA ANA-EXHIBITION

(220520) -- SANTA ANA (U.S.), May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at photos at an exhibition titled "Everest: Ascent to Glory" at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, the United States, on May 19, 2022. From the climbing rope found with the remains of British mountaineer George Mallory, who took part in the first British expeditions to Mount Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the west, in the early 1920s, to one of the first oxygen sets ever employed in high-altitude climbing, the exhibition being held in Bowers Museum takes visitors on an epic journey to Mount Qomolangma. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SANTA ANA-EXHIBITION

(220520) -- SANTA ANA (U.S.), May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition titled "Everest: Ascent to Glory" at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, the United States, on May 19, 2022. From the climbing rope found with the remains of British mountaineer George Mallory, who took part in the first British expeditions to Mount Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the west, in the early 1920s, to one of the first oxygen sets ever employed in high-altitude climbing, the exhibition being held in Bowers Museum takes visitors on an epic journey to Mount Qomolangma. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SANTA ANA-EXHIBITION

(220520) -- SANTA ANA (U.S.), May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition titled "Everest: Ascent to Glory" at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, the United States, on May 19, 2022. From the climbing rope found with the remains of British mountaineer George Mallory, who took part in the first British expeditions to Mount Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the west, in the early 1920s, to one of the first oxygen sets ever employed in high-altitude climbing, the exhibition being held in Bowers Museum takes visitors on an epic journey to Mount Qomolangma. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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Expedition researchers recall their "summiting" on world's highest peak

STORY: Expedition researchers recall their "summiting" on world's highest peak DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of expedition team climbing the mountain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): SONAM DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team STORYLINE: On May 4, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. During the trip, each of the members had to lug 15 kg of equipment and supplies on their backs, twice the weight carried by an ordinary mountaineer. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): D

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Japanese astronaut Mohri in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (L) and author Wahei Tatematsu pose with a colony of penguins found 20 kilometers away from the Japanese Antarctic base Showa on Jan. 12 during a visit there together with Japanese mountaineer Michiko Imai. The trio arrived at Showa Base on Jan. 7 as part of events to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Antarctic research base. (Pool photo by Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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Olympic torch runs through Lhasa amid massive security

LHASA, China - A Tibetan mountaineer leads off the Olympic torch relay in the streets of Lhasa on June 21 amid tight security, three months after the city was hit by riots and anti-government protests (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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(2)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi (C) examines one of a pile of discarded oxygen tanks on Mt. Everest in May. He said in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from the 8,850-meter summit in the past four years. Photo was provided by Office Seven Summits. (Kyodo)

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Everest (1998)

Mountain Scene Film: Everest (Kurzfilm) Usa 1998, Regie: David Breashears, Stephen Judson, Greg Macgillivray, / Dokumentation Director: Breashears,Judson,Macgillivray 06 March 1998 Date: 06 March 1998

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The Mountain film (1956)

Robert Wagner & Spencer Tracy Characters: Christopher 'Chris' Teller & Zachary Teller Film: The Mountain (USA 1956) Director: Edward Dmytryk 01 November 1956 Date: 01-Nov-56

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The Mountain film (1956)

Spencer Tracy Characters: Zachary Teller Film: The Mountain (USA 1956) Director: Edward Dmytryk 01 November 1956 Date: 01-Nov-56

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Poster for Ovo Sports Food

Advertising poster for Ovo Sport, a special food developed to provide nourishment during sport and training. The tagline claims Instant Fortification and the mountaineer who has remembered his box of Ovo certainly looks like a healthy chap. Date: c.1950

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The climbers who conquered Mount Everest visit Beaconsfield

The climbers who conquered Mount Everest visit Beaconsfield Film Studios. SHERPA TENSING whose daughter NIMA looks on , signs a script for young actor JEREMY SPENSER watched by fellow mountaineer SIR EDMUND HILLARY while actor JOHN McCALLUM waits to get his script signed also.

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1st women to climb summit of Mt. Everest

This photo, taken in Kathmandu on May 27, 2003, shows Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (C) in a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent to the summit of Mt. Everest, achieved by New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa Terzing Norgay. Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 16, 1975. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese climber receives Nepalese permit to climb Mt. Everest

Japanese mountaineer Nobukazu Kuriki (2nd from L) shows a Nepalese government permit to climb Mt. Everest in Kathmandu on Aug. 23, 2015. He was the first climber to obtain a permit for the Nepalese side of the mountain since a devastating earthquake hit the Himalayan country last April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legendary alpinist Messner

Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner (3rd from R) poses for pictures in Kathmandu on April 19, 2018, after being felicitated by Nepal's government on the 40th anniversary of the first climb of Mt. Everest without supplementary oxygen which he achieved with Austrian climber Peter Habeler (far L).(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Kuro rated as physically most tough for climbers

Mt. Kuro, a 2,986-meter peak in the Northern Alps mountain range in central Japan, seen in this undated file photo, is designated as physically tough for climbers by an exercise physiologist among Japan's 100 famous mountains selected by a Japanese writer and mountaineer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lake sits in Zao Mountain Range, deemed relatively easy to climb

The Okama caldera lake sits on 1,841-meter Mt. Kumanodake, the highest part of the Zao Mountain Range in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this undated file photo. The range is rated relatively easy to climb by an exercise physiologist among Japan's 100 famous mountains selected by a Japanese writer and mountaineer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Yari, Mt. Hodaka rated as physically tough for climbers

Mt. Yari (R, far back), 3,180 meters high, and Mt. Hodaka (L), 3,190 meters high, in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, as seen in this undated file photo, are designated as physically tough for climbers by an exercise physiologist among Japan's 100 famous mountains selected by a Japanese writer and mountaineer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Central Japan highland rated as physically friendly to climbers

Utsukushi-ga-hara (literally beautiful field), a 2,024-meter-high plateau in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, seen in this undated file photo, is designated by an exercise physiologist as physically friendly to climbers among Japan's 100 famous mountains selected by a Japanese writer and mountaineer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Astronaut Mohri leaves for Antarctic

NARITA, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, writer Wahei Tatematsu and mountaineer Michiko Imai prepare to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 3 for the Antarctic to observe Japanese activities at the Showa Base as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the base. (Kyodo)

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Japanese mountaineer Kuriki

File photo shows Japanese mountaineer Nobukazu Kuriki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Junko Tabei, 1st woman to conquer Everest, dies at 77

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2015, shows Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Mt. Everest in 1975. Tabei died of peritoneal cancer at a Saitama hospital on Oct. 20 at the age of 77, her family said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team led by 69-year-old scales unclimbed peak in Himalayas

Japanese mountaineer Tsuneo Shigehiro speaks in Kobe on Sept. 2, 2016, a week before leaving for the Himalayas. A Japanese party led by the 69-year-old has scaled the unclimbed peak of Nangamari II in the Himalayas, the Japanese Alpine Club Kansai said on Oct. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi tells a news conference in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from Mt. Everest in the past four years. (Kyodo)