When Dawa Hillary Sherpa was found crawling across a glacier after six days stranded alone on Everest, it was not a rescue team that spotted him it was garbage collectors. Workers from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, quietly doing what…
From oxygen bottles to human waste, the world’s highest peak is bearing the weight of our ambition and our carelessness. With record crowds, a melting glacier, and decades of abandoned gear, the question is no longer just about reaching the…
The Himalayas’ Warning: Glacial Flood Without Rain Claims Lives on Nepal-China Border A devastating flash flood that struck without warning along the Nepal-China border has left dozens dead and missing, highlighting the growing threat of climate-induced disasters in the Himalayas.…
Microplastics have summitted Mt Everest and dived deep in to our oceans. We must control the use of single use plastic as our veins and tissues are getting poisened by plastics. Mountaineering ropes are made from synthetic polymers, which are…
A silent crisis is taking shape in the Himalaya heights of Nepal. The Yala Glacier, one of the region’s most scientifically significant ice masses, is literally melting away before our eyes. Scientists now project this ancient glacier will vanish completely…
Thame is a Sherpa village located in the Khumbu Valley of the Everest region in Nepal. Situated at an altitude of around 3,800 meters (12,470 feet). An unusual flooding in the Everest region that swept a village downstream. The flooded…
Iconic 12-foot sculpture made from mountain waste Unveiled at 3,775 meters aims to inspire responsible tourism and waste management The artwork “Hand of Everest,” at an altitude of 3,775 meters in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Standing 12 feet tall,…
Snow—a priceless symbol of mountain and a important resource for ecosystems, water supplies, and local communities—is vanishing at an alarming rate. Across the globe, mountains are experiencing unprecedented changes in their snow cover due to the far-reaching impacts of climate…
Mountains hold an integral place in Nepalese culture, deeply rooted in the spiritual traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Beyond their majestic physical presence, Nepal’s high peaks, including Mount Everest, Annapurna, and Mount Kailash, are regarded as sacred spaces connected to…
The Guinness World Records lists the “largest clean-up on Everest” as a 45-day effort by 12 Sherpas between April and May of 2019, collecting a whopping 22,879 pounds of garbage, as well as four dead bodies left on the mountain.…
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