Packaging and Accessories

As with other products from Mountain, the Everest 60 keyboard ships in a relatively large and thick cardboard box in a plastic wrap, which immediately points out that the Everest 60 is a premium product. The front is all black with a simple marketing catchphrase and subtle company logo. It is on the back where we are greeted to far more color with renders of various salient features. The included contents are neatly pointed out, as are other keyboard specifications. More marketing features in multiple languages and the layout and switches of the specific unit inside are covered on the side, where a cutout exposes the logo in a creative manner.


The side with the cutout is a flap that opens up for access to the contents inside, with the logo a physical applique rather than simple print. The underside of the lid has a note from the company founder about Mountain's philosophy, and engineering drawings on the side provide a glimpse into just that. The body of the box contains more cardboard layers with a folded space snugly hosting the keyboard—no plastic or foam cover surrounds the keyboard here. Instead, a thick foam sheet is below the keyboard, and machined cutouts hold the various included accessories. These include a multi-language quick start guide I highly recommend going over and a set of stickers to show off brand loyalty if you so choose.


Of more interest to me where the four magnetic aluminium bases that also act as keyboard feet akin to what we saw on the Everest Max. These are circular and stack up quite easily as seen above. Mountain also provides a novelty ABS plastic keycap with a metallic gray finish and the Mountain logo in black on top. There is a detachable USB Type-A to Type-C cable, too. I was happy to see a nice combo metal wire keycap puller and switch remover, which will come in handy soon.


Mountain also sent along the Everest 60 numpad for the keyboard. It comes in a smaller box, again in a plastic wrap as the larger one from earlier. The design language is similar, if not identical, down to the logo applique and founder's note. Opening the box, we see the numpad surrounded by thick foam.


Ah, but as you remove the numpad, you will find another set of four aluminium riser feet for it, too. The Everest 60 numpad is simpler in design than what ships with the Everest Max, especially as the four LCD display keys are missing. This means its physical footprint is smaller, making it more conducive for use with the 60% form factor Everest 60. It is all-black aside from the white keycap legends, and an aluminium frame with a brushed finish makes it look and feel classy. It is on the back where Mountain makes its presence felt, not only with the circular feet up top where the add-ons are involved, but also with that slider to push a physical connection out either way.


The way this mechanism works is simple enough. Plastic covers on either side are kept in place by small magnets. Removing either of these covers, you are left with the magnets and a male USB Type-C connector in the numpad body. Use the slider to push this USB Type-C contraption out and connect the numpad to the Everest 60, which we will take a more detailed look at on the next page.