The video was created by filmmaker Elia Saikaly, is made up of thousands of photos

Jun 13, 2013 20:51 GMT  ·  By

Let's face it, not many of us will ever get the chance to go about exploring Mount Everest. The best most people can do is settle for watching pictures and videos of it.

The time-lapse video above is made up of thousands of photos that filmmaker Elia Saikaly took while visiting these harsh landscapes.

“While most climbers slept, I attempted to capture some of the magic that the Himalayan skies have to offer while climbing to the top of the world,” the filmmaker writes in the description for this video on Vimeo.

“This time lapse video is comprised of thousands of photographs, processed and assembled on Mt. Everest,” he further explains.

I can't even begin to imagine how much time and work went into creating this video, but what I can say is that the result is pretty amazing.