22,349 feet high and rising
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With its steep, sharp summit, Ama Dablam has been called the 'Matterhorn of the Himalayas.' But in terms of height, the Alpine icon hardly rivals it: Ama Dablam is more than 7,000 feet higher. Here in the world's tallest mountain range, though, it's barely a contender at 22,349 feet—more than 100 of its neighbors rise well past the 23,000 mark. And they're not even fully grown yet: Due to gradual activity in the faults that formed them, the Himalayas rise in elevation almost an inch a year.
The growing glacier
Height meets light
'Mother's necklace'
Where icebergs are born
One chill carnivore
A scenic splash
Ballooning over Bavaria
One prominent peak