The View from Everest . ... Credit Copyright: Roddy Mackenzie Explanation: What would it be like to stand atop the tallest mountain on Earth? ... Everest stands 8.85 kilometers above sea level, roughly the maximum height reached by international airplane flights, but much less than the 300 kilometers achieved by a space shuttle . ... Roddy Mackenzie, who climbed the mountain in 1989, captured the above image . ... Everest lies in the Himalaya mountains in the country of Nepal . ...