In Mount Everest players take control of a team of two expert mountaineers who must lead as many tourists as they can to the peak and of course safely bring them back. Each player gets an identical deck of cards that are used for moving around the board. Players must decide where to set up camps and how much oxygen to bring to the top; only oxygen lets players get acclimatization cards which allow tourists to survive the climb. Players must also decide what type of customers they want: the athletic fairly competent climbers or the wealthier and more prestigious amateurs. Climbing with one tourist in tow is easy but the key to victory lies in guiding whole groups. Unfortunately the more people you take with you the higher the likelihood is of something going wrong. Also as it is in the mountains the weather will be a crucial factor. If a player can coordinate an expedition that avoids a crisis at the peak he should be able to lead the happy tourists back to base.