Mammut Project360 - Mt. Everest - Nepal
6Mammut sets another milestone of alpinism
#project 360 - Mount Everest
breathtaking view from highest point on earth
Mammut is opening up new horizons. #project360 is taking digital mapping into the third dimension and bringing a virtual experience of the mountain’s legendary north face to the public. The view from the top is one of the things that makes mountaineering so fascinating. With ist #project360, the Swiss mountain sports specialist Mammut is opening up a new view of the mountains – through the eyes of the climber, directly from the wall. The images were captured by six cameras installed in a specially designed backpack to reproduce a complete panoramic view.
Stunning pictures, breathtaking images, beautiful landscapes and great outdoor activities are guaranteed especially from this year’s ascent of the Mount Everest.
Mount Everest is by its altitude of 8848 metres the highest point and by that very fact the most famous mountain on earth. Its ascent history and particularly its first ascent via the Southern climbing route are representing milestones of alpinism.
At the beginning of the climbing season 2016, a milestone in another field – in digital cartography – was reached: For the first time, the Southern climbing route, beginning at the Nepalese basecamp up to the “Roof of the World”, is documented by breathtaking 360°-videography and -photography. A small group of four Sherpas attended to the honourable task to bring the Everest into the living rooms of the fans of alpine sports by these three-dimensional recordings. Likewise, it is an homage to the first climbers Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay who have already chosen this route in 1953. A customized backpack with altogether six cameras facilitates the perfect omnidirectional view.