Key Results: Installed five automated weather stations (AWSs) on Mount Everest, two* of which are the world’s highest operating stations: Phortse (3,810 meters) Everest Base Camp (5,315 meters) Camp II (6,464 meters) South Col* (7,945 meters) Balcony* (8,430 meters) National Geographic Magazine, July 2020 The 2019 Mount Everest expedition — which included Appalachian’s Dr. Baker Perry’s leadership on the meteorology team that installed the world’s highest weather station at 27,657 feet above sea level — is featured in the July 2020 issue of National Geographic Magazine.