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 ...

Nepal is set to pioneer the use of drones for high-altitude logistics, with the deployment of DJI drones to replace Sherpas in carrying supplies and removing waste from the Everest region. This ...

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(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 ...

Mount Everest is facing a huge safety crisis. Some images clicked by Russian mountaineer Angelova at Camp Four highlights a massive pile of rubbish at 7,900 metres on the South Col. Experts warn that ...