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Podcast: All About Everest Podcast - Stories, History, and Challenges from the World’s Tallest Mountain
Episode: World’s Highest Webcams & Everest Tech: Live Feeds, Helicopters, and Gear on the Roof of the World
Description: Ever wondered what it’s like to watch Mount Everest in real time? In this episode of the All About Everest Podcast, host Pauline Reynolds Nuttall explores the world’s highest webcams and live feeds — why they fascinate armchair mountaineers, how they survive brutal weather, and what they reveal about the mountain’s moods.But that’s just the beginning. We dive into 50 years of Everest technology: life-saving oxygen systems, radios, and weather forecasting; the rise of helicopter rescues (including Didier Delsalle’s legendary 2005 summit landing); Nepal’s new mandatory reflector devices; and the evolution of gear and clothing t...