Google has gone to great lengths to capture a virtual tour of some of the world’s most majestic and unique places for its Maps service. Today, it announced it has released the street view of some of the most famous mountains on earth, including Mount Everest and Kilimanjaro. Now, users can get a rather complete and 360 degree view of these majestic landscapes all wherever they are without actually having to physically climb them. The images are accessible not only on the desktop, but also on mobile devices. We should not discount those that have successfully climbed these mountains for they have experienced something many of us wish to do, but now millions of people can now have that same experience, albeit virtually. Google sent a team to four mountains, including the aforementioned Everest and Kilimanjaro, but also Aconcagua in South America, and Elbrus in Europe. <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps?t=m&ie=UTF8&source=embed&ll=-32.689304,-69.923515&spn=0.090728,0.250626&z=12&output=embed" height="314" width="730" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no">></iframe> View Larger Map Google says that its imagery was collected using a simple lightweight tripod and digital camera with fisheye lens — something that it typically uses for its Business photos. Google has also published a behind-the-scen
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