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 ...

View post: Winter Storms Are No Match for This Super Warm Coleman Sleeping Bag That's Now Just $75 If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out ...

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

Besides the unpleasant aesthetics of a trash-covered mountain, there are real dangers in how climbers are currently using ...

In the past, geologists have disagreed about what to include in their calculations: Should the summit’s snowcap be included? Or should surveyors drill down to the peak’s rock base? What about the ...

Nepal has scrapped its refundable waste deposit scheme for Mount Everest climbers after it failed to curb garbage ...

The issue has prompted calls for action from expedition leaders and experts, emphasizing the urgent need to address this environmental challenge. Mount Everest faces a significant feces problem, with ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day. The ...

Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal's Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 10 climbers and guides, slamming into a section of the ...

If you want to climb the world’s tallest mountain, Nepal wants to see your résumé first. Turns out experience matters and for Nepal it looks like 7,000 meters. In a bold move aimed at improving safety ...