Aerial View Of Mount Everest

EVEREST HIMALAYAN RANGE, NEPAL - MAY 18: Mount Everest is shown at approximately 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) May 18, 2003 in Nepal. The world's tallest mountain is (back-center) surrounded by Nuptse (L) 8848m and Lhotse, 8576m (R). A record 1,000 climbers plan assaults on the summit as mountaineers celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the conquest of Everest on May 29. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)