Explore Mount Everest via Google Maps

Google Mountain View: Mount Everest from the high-point of 5,545m Kala Pattar near Everest Base Camp. Trekkers climb to catch a glimpse of Everest at sunrise. Photo: Google Maps Source: Supplied

• Project takes Google Maps to new and extreme heights
• Lucky engineer leads Google Mountain Enthusiast team
• Team use lightweight tripod and camera with fish-eye lens

GOOGLE Street View have unveiled breathtaking new views from four of the Seven Summits - the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.

Taking desktop travellers to places they're only imagined visiting, you can now explore some of the most famous mountains on Earth, including Aconcagua (South America), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Elbrus (Europe) and Everest (Asia).

Google Mountain View: view from the tallest mountain in Europe, Russia's Mount Elbrus, 5,642m. Photo: Google Maps

Explore Everest, Kilimanjaro and more with Google Maps

Google Mountain View: base camp Mount Elbrus in Russia, the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642m. Photo: Google Maps

Collected with a simple lightweight tripod and digital camera with a fisheye lens, it's never been easier to explore the world's wildest places from the comfort of home.

Google Mountain View: Uhuru is the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro at 5,895m. Photo: Google Maps

These mountains belong to the group of peaks known as the Seven Summits — the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.

Google Mountain View: Kilimanjaro Moir Hut. Photo: Google Maps

While there's nothing quite like standing on the mountain, with Google Maps you can instantly transport yourself to the top of these peaks and enjoy the sights without all of the avalanches, rock slides, crevasses, and dangers from altitude and weather that mountaineers face.

Google Mountain View: Kilimanjaro Moir Hut. Photo: Google Maps

Start your adventure on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, the dormant volcano known as the Roof of Africa. See amazing views of the highest freestanding mountain in the world covered in snow just three degrees south of the equator. At 5895m, Uhuru is the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro.

Google Mountain View: Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres at 6,962m. Photo: Google Maps

Next, travel to the tallest mountain in Europe, Russia's Mount Elbrus (5,642m), and see huts made from Soviet-era fuel barrels. Climbers have to take refuge in the huts built on the mountain when the weather turns wretched.

Google Mountain View: Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres at 6,962m. Photo: Google Maps

Explore Argentina's mighty Aconcagua, the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres at 6,962m. See how a base camp is set up amongst the exposed rock in Plaza Argentina and how expeditions eat, camp and prepare for their ascent.

Google Mountain View: Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres at 6,962m. Photo: Google Maps

Finally, make your way to Everest Base Camp at 5,364m, where expeditions stage their attempts to reach the top of the world. Along the ascent, steal glimpses of the snow-capped Himalayan mountain peaks and the awesome Khumbu glacier.

Google Mountain View: Tengboche Monastery near Everest base-camp. Photo: Google Maps

The route to Everest Base Camp is one of the most popular trekking routes in the Himalayas and is visited by thousands of trekkers each year.
 

Google Mountain View: passionate mountaineer and Google engineer Dan Fredinburg led the Google Mountain Enthusiast team. Photo: Google Maps

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