Das Kreuz (The Cross) peak at Brienzer Rothorn mountain, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Expansive Southwest Panorama from Kyanjin Ri Summit Featuring the Snowy Ridges of Naya Kanga (Ganja La Peak) and the Surrounding Langtang Range in Nepal

Hiker on Maja Jezerce, standing at 2,694 metres (8,839 ft) above the Adriatic, the highest peak in the high Dinaric Alps, Albania, Europe

Stone Cairn Decorated with Prayer Flags on the Summit of Kyanjin Ri with Langtang Lirung Rising Above the Snowy Valley

Mountain landscape on Kilimanjaro, 5895 metres, UNESCO, highest mountain in Africa and one of the Seven Summits, Tanzania

View of snow covered Pavillon du Mont Frety and Skyway Monte Bianco cable car in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

View of snow covered Aosta Valley, mountains and Skyway Monte Bianco cable car in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Lagazuoi mountain ski slope, Dolomites, Italy

Two hikers in high altitude winter valley on the Langtang trek in Kyanjin Gompa, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

View over the snowy glacial plain of high altitude winter valley on the Langtang trek in Kyanjin Gompa, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Climbers make their way to Advanced Basecamp (ABC) through the massive Western Cwm (glacial valley) on the Southeast Ridge route on Mt. Everest, Nepal. Everest's Southwest Face rises to the left with Lhotse and the Lhotse Face in the distance. Jake Norton, 4, 20, 2002, Western Cwm, Everest, Nepal.