The last surviving member of the first mountaineering expedition to conquer Mount Everest is unhappy with the current state of the mountain, saying it is now crowded and dirty and not being revered as ...

Visitors have left an estimated 50 metric tons of waste on Everest. The mountain is so full of garbage that people have called it "the world's highest garbage dump." Nepal has tried all kinds of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Sherpas on Mount Everest say the highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take ...

Each year, Nepali troops also undertake a massive cleanup effort on Everest and nearby mountains. Last year, they removed an estimated ten metric tons of garbage from Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse ...

The new measures aim to address garbage pollution with mandatory waste ... a 36 per cent increase in permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, raising the total amount from $11,000 to $15,000.

Regmi said cleaning campaigns were organized to collect garbage and rope fixing as well as other safety measures were undertaken regularly. Climbers returning from the Everest say the mountain is ...

The first successful ascent of Everest was made on May ... Despite its awe-inspiring views, the mountain has earned the nickname of "the world’s highest garbage dump." Hikers say the terrain ...

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first ... which is often described as the world's highest garbage dump. In that time at least five clean-ups have collected 119 tonnes ...