At the top of the world amid pristine white glaciers and towering rock, silence reigns. Suddenly it is broken by a ladder falling from the sky. Milan Pandey is sitting back down at Everest Base Camp, ...
STORY: It's often called the “world’s highest garbage dump.” :: Mount Everest, Nepal Some estimate 50 metric tonnes of trash remain on the Mt Everest due to decades of climbing and lax regulations. :: ...
KATHMANDU- As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the ...
Human waste, empty oxygen cylinders, kitchen leftovers and discarded ladders. Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more - 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person - navigating a four-hour ...