The Himalayan Times

Everest clean-up: New 2kg waste mandate begins this spring

Climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest will now be required to bring back at least two kilograms of garbage from areas ...
Yahoo

Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear ...
Yahoo

Mount Everest camp will take years to clean, says local sherpa

The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead ...

Hiker shares disappointing video after climbing to top of Mount Everest: 'So disgusting and so sad'

A poster on the r/interestingasf*** subreddit shared a concerning video revealing the environmental impact of climbing the ...
Business Insider

'Heavy lifter' drones could soon solve Mount Everest's trash problem

Sherpas will soon use drones to remove trash from Mount Everest's slopes. Everest's peak has become a massive garbage dump with 50 metric tons of waste annually. Chinese drone manufacturer DJI ...
Business Insider

A team of climbers just summited 3 of the most challenging peaks in the world. They made it even harder by collecting roughly 2,000 pounds of trash along the way.

Mountaineer Garrett Madison recently summited Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Nuptse this season. This is his second time doing it, earning him another Everest "triple crown" of mountaineering.