If you like stories about adventure or difficult technological challenges, you will enjoy this story about installing weather stations on top of Mount Everest. Not only did they encounter extreme weather and harsh working conditions (including lack of oxygen and large crowds), but they had to improvise when they discovered that they were missing some crucial pieces of equipment needed to mount the wind sensors. How did they overcome all of these obstacles? Read the National Geographic story here and find out!

Everest North Face toward Base Camp Tibet. Source: Luca Galuzzi – www.galuzzi.it