Illuminated tent at Plaza de Mulas base camp, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Illuminated tent at White Rocks campsite, Piedras Blancas, 6200m, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Climbing expedition leaving base camp on Mount McKinley, 6194m, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Leaving camp 4, climbing expedition on Mount McKinley, 6194m, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Trekkers make their way along an alternative route via Photse to Everest Base Camp, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Night sky and Milky Way over yurt camp in Kol-Ukok lake landscape showcasing stars and serenity, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Tents in camp accommodation for vacation, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

Vew of the Song Kol Lake area with yurts in foothills at sunrise, Kyrgyzstan

An aerial view of Son Kol lake area, with meandering river, yurts and camp at sunrise, Kyrgyzstan

Camels near Bedouin camp in Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

The Thousand Nights Camp in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Villa at The Thousand Nights Camp in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Swimming pool, The Thousand Nights Camp in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in captivity, Thousand Nights Camp, Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Suncity Camp in the desert of Wadi Rum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The remains of the camp where Fridtjof Nansen over-wintered with Hjalmar Johansen in 1895-96, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

The remains of the camp where Fridtjof Nansen over-wintered with Hjalmar Johansen in 1895-96, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

The remains of the camp where Fridtjof Nansen over-wintered with Hjalmar Johansen in 1895-96, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Suncity Camp in the desert of Wadi Rum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Bubble tents camp in Wadi Rum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Views of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Hikers camping with tent photographing Monte Disgrazia at night, Valmalenco, Sondrio province, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

View from below a ridge that overlooks the Jim Camp Wash on the south end of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Looking out of a tent at White Rocks campsite, Piedras Blancas, 6200m, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in South America, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Tent at Plaza de Mulas base camp, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in the western hemisphere, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Hiker admiring mountains standing on top of cliff beyond camping tent, Senja island, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Tent at Plaza de Mulas base camp, Aconcagua 6962m, highest peak in the western hemisphere, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes mountains, Argentina, South America

Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, Polar Regions

Camping tent in snowy landscape

Caucasian boy reading book at campground

High Mountain Rangers Tom Ditola and David Weber are taking a rest on the West Rib on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Mount Hunter in the background. They are above the clouds in blue sky and the sun is shining. Mount McKinley, native name Denali, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,321 feet (6,194 m) above sea level. At some 18,000 feet (5,500 m), the base-to-peak rise is considered the largest of any mountain situated entirely above sea level. Measured by topographic prominence, it is the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska, McKinley is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to base camp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage.

Night scene of a dining tent at the Everest Base Camp. The summit of Everest is blocked by part of the ridge that extends out on the left, while Nupste can be seen on the right of the picture. The infamous Khumbu ice fall can be seen as the rubble that pours out in the middle of the picture, Nepal

Mountaineers climbing up the Khumbu Icefall on the route up Everest, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu, Nepal

Mountaineers climbing up the Khumbu Icefall on the route up Everest, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu, Nepal

Mountaineers climbing up the Khumbu Icefall on the route up Everest, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu, Nepal

Mountaineers climbing up the Khumbu Icefall on the route up Everest, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu, Nepal

Mountaineers climbing up the Khumbu Icefall on the route up Everest, Everest Base Camp, Khumbu, Nepal

A night scene of the Everest Base Camp, where climbers call this home for more than 2 months. They use the site as a base to move up to higher camps and also rest during days of non climbing, Nepal

A cave explorer overlooks camp for the night from a high vantage point in Hang En, Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam.

Hikers setup camp on a beach along the Colorado River near the plumeting 180-foot Deer Creek Falls in the Grand Canyon outside of Fredonia, Arizona November 2011. The 21.4-mile loop starts at the Bill Hall trailhead on the North Rim and descends 2000-feet in 2.5-miles through Coconino Sandstone to the level Esplanada then descends further into the lower canyon through a break in the 400-foot-tall Redwall to access Surprise Valley. Hikers connect Thunder River and Tapeats Creek to a route along the Colorado River and climb out Deer Creek.

A trekker stands over the Khumbu Glacier in Everest Base Camp.

Camp life in what was termed 'The Geode Cafe' due to the crystal coated walls of this particular sandy space in Moon Cave.

Three cave explorers tackle a steep rubble slope on their way to an underground camp in a cave in the jungle of Mulu called Whit

In camp enjoying sunset along the Marsh Fork of the Canning River, AK

Snowboarders Touring Out Of Base Camp In Canada

Explorers gather round at an underground camp in a cave in China.

Khanty man at a Russian oil exploration camp, northwestern Siberia, Russia

Friends standing next to camper van making lunch as they stop at Slano to enjoy a day at the beach; Slano, Dubrovnik-Neretva County (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija), Croatia

Two mountaineers at their base camp in rugged terrain.

Man sitting in base camp tent, Everest, Khumbu glacier, Nepal, Everest, Khumbu glacier, Nepal

United States, California, RVs camp in Joshua Tree National Park

A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica