Dr Melanie Windridge, a physicist and mountaineer, successfully summited Mount Everest earlier this year and has been working on an outreach programme to encourage young people’s interest in science and technology. Read about her summit climb, extreme temperatures, and the science supporting high-altitude mountaineering in our Image of the Week. It’s bigger than it looks! Experiencing the majesty ...[Read More]
Image of the Week – Climbing Everest and highlighting science in the mountains
Fig. 1: The view of Mount Everest and Khumbu Glacier from below Kala Patthar. The coloured tents of Base Camp can be seen stretched out alongside the glacier [Credit: Melanie Windridge].