The experience was built using Instagram’s Spark AR platform to allow anyone on Instagram, not just @natgeo followers, to use the interactive.

When you launch the interactive, you will find yourself at an altitude of 15,800 feet near the base of the mountain dressed as an Everest climber. Move your camera or swipe with your finger to look around the 360 panoramas. If you open your mouth and take a deep breath, you will be able to see your breath in the AR experience.

Next, tap the flashing yellow dot in your pocket to reveal a map of the mountain. Here you can select various altitudes to travel up the mountain with the expedition. The gear you are wearing will change