Dead on Mt. Everest: Manifest Destiny Moment

Disrespect Her - and you die - for Her Tibetan name is "Chomolangma (goddess mother of the snows)" and Her Nepali name is "Sagarmatha (Mother of the Universe)."

Mount Everest, Himalaya
Photograph by Greg Child

Death on the Mountain
Renowned climber Greg Child took this photograph in 1994, during his first bid for the summit with Tom Whittaker. Everest is strewn with the uncovered bodies of dead climbers.