Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mount Everest is littered with an estimated 50 metric tons of waste, and each climber generates an average of 8 kilograms more.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human waste is "polluting the mountain environment," said Diwas Pokhrel, the first vice president of Everest Summiteers ...

Nepal was set to scrap a long-running waste deposit scheme on Mount Everest after concluding it had failed to reduce the accumulation of rubbish on the world’s highest mountain, officials said. The ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, will be ordered to buy poop bags ...

A team of drone operators joined climbers and guides at Everest Base Camp this climbing season, armed with heavy-duty drones to help clear rubbish from the world's highest peak. Tons of trash—from ...

(CNN) — Oxygen? Check. Crampons? Check. Poop bags?… Check. Those hoping to climb Everest this year will have to make some slight adjustments to their packing list, as new rules now mandate that ...

Not only is reach the top the world's highest mountain a challenging physical feat, it's also fiscally challenging as well. According to mountaineer Alan Arnette, the average price paid to summit ...

The highest mountain in the world is drowning in garbage: a recent video from the last camp before the summit of Mount Everest shows tents in a storm - and mountains of garbage at an altitude of ...