Avid hikers dream about climbing Mount Everest. But one video that surfaced on Reddit is causing a bigger conversation about ...
Mount Everest is drowning in a slow, multi-colored drip of human debris. At over 8,000 meters (26,200 feet), where the air is thin and temperatures plunge below −20°C (-4°F), the garbage is piling up.
Besides the unpleasant aesthetics of a trash-covered mountain, there are real dangers in how climbers are currently using ...
Nepal has scrapped its refundable waste deposit scheme for Mount Everest climbers after it failed to curb garbage ...
Mount Everest is famous for its beauty, majesty, and the sheer amount of garbage on its upper reaches. Nepalese authorities are trying to change that.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash ...
A man operates a heavy-lift drone to clear trash dumped at the Everest Base Camp. — © Airlift Technology/AFP A man operates a heavy-lift drone to clear trash ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a ...