AdvertisementTrue Grit: 'Into The Silence' Scales EverestDecember 29, 2011NPR StafffacebookEmailAt 29,029 ft. above sea level, Mount Everest — also called Mount Chomolungma — is the highest mountain on Earth. (iStockphoto.com)
At 29,029 ft. above sea level, Mount Everest — also called Mount Chomolungma — is the highest mountain on Earth. (iStockphoto.com)