Wow. Check this amazing picture of the Milky Way shot in Annapurna, a region of Nepal that reaches elevations of over 8000 meters. The photo was taken by Anton Jankovoy who has quite a collection of amazing photos over on Flickr. Specifically, this one and this one. I highly recommend browsing his photo stream in your free time!
(via: The Milky Way from the top of the world | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine.)