In his latest video, Ben Ayers addresses common misconceptions about the world’s highest peak, and discusses the treatment of ...

Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person, navigated a four hour hike through the treacherous crevasses of the mountain to bring back litter back to the base camp.

STORY: It's often called the “world’s highest garbage dump.”:: Mount Everest, NepalSome estimate 50 metric tonnes of trash remain on the Mt Everest due to decades of climbing and lax ...

Enlisting drones can help speed up the process to collect rubbish and reduce the danger for Sherpas. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more – 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person – navigating a four-hour hike ...

Climbers scaling Mount Everest will have to bring back eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) of garbage under new rules designed to clean up the world's highest peak, a Nepalese official said March 3, 2014.

The same guideline doesn't apply to most extreme mountain campsite in the world: Mount Everest. On the world's tallest mountain tons of trash has piled up over six decades of expeditions.

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints. Tons of trash ...

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints. Tons of trash ...

In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints. Tons of trash ...

Workers segregate the garbage collected en route Mount Everest, at a facility that manages recyclable waste in Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 June 2024. AP Photo/Sanjog Manandhar.