Scientists measure Everest, find it is taller than previously thought

[ElFenix]

Officials from both countries announced that the mountain, which sits on the border of Nepal and Chinese-ruled Tibet, was 2 feet taller than previously recorded, towering 29,031.69 feet above sea level.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/china-nepal-agree-to-adjust-mount-everests-elevation/863368?utm_medium=push&utm_source=pushly&utm_content=731738&utm_campaign=pushly_manual

must have cut down all the trees around the base, the "optical foot"

 

[ch33zw1z]

I watched a natgeo (I think) that said that mountain range was still rising, at least I think it was that mountain range lol

 

[Torn Mind]

Plate tectonics. Gradual but inevitable.

Ah, the former Tethys Sea is in that mountain range, being heaved up to the surface.

Takes me back. When volcanoes and dinosaurs were the interesting things in an "analog" childhood.

 

[BoomerD]

Plate tectonics. Gradual but inevitable.

Ah, the former Tethys Sea is in that mountain range, being heaved up to the surface.

Takes me back. When volcanoes and dinosaurs were the interesting things in an "analog" childhood.

I wondered if it was plate tectonics pushing the mountains higher or just more accurate measurements...or both.

 

[IronWing]

I wondered if it was plate tectonics pushing the mountains higher or just more accurate measurements...or both.

Sea level dropped when the beaches were closed due to COVID.

 

[zinfamous]

I guess now all those millionaires around the world are going to have to replace the 29,030 window stickers on their cars with the new 29,032 stickers.

 

[sdifox]

It's the pile of garbage tourists left at the summit.

 

[BoomerD]

It's the pile of dead bodies left at the summit.

ftfy

 

[sdifox]

ftfy

Most dead bodies are not standing up straight. And there isn't enough deaths or tourists would stop going.

 

[BoomerD]

Most dead bodies are not standing up straight. And there isn't enough deaths or tourists would stop going.

They might not be standing up straight, but even the slouchers count...as do the ones stacked up like cord wood.

 

[ElFenix]

I guess now all those millionaires around the world are going to have to replace the 29,030 window stickers on their cars with the new 29,032 stickers.

no, they'll have to climb back up again. no prior ascents count anymore

 

[BoomerD]

Death in the clouds: The problem with Everest’s 200+ bodies

They lie frozen in time, thousands of metres above sea level. The grim death toll on Everest is becoming impossible to ignore, says Rachel Nuwer.

www.bbc.com

 

[Scarpozzi]

I saw a documentary stating the actual elevation of K2 was likely off by hundreds of feet because the base elevation calculations were never correct. I would had to have the job of calculating elevation of a snow-covered mountain where the actual dirt/land is covered in enough snow and ice and rocks that are constantly moving that you can't easily figure that out.

I believe the last time K2 was accurately measured was 5-20 years ago and that they are still thinking it's 700-800 feet less than Everest. They noted that hiking from base camp to the summit was longer than they thought and that's one of the reasons they're wondering if the numbers are wrong. It's definitely the most dangerous mountain to climb (K2) and based on that, I'm glad it's not the highest peak or many more people would have died trying to climb it.