A Nepalese sherpa packs garbage collected from a Mount Everest cleanup expedition in 2010. The Nepalese government is attempting to remove tonnes of trash from the mountain.

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Sherpa estimated 30 tents had been left on South Col, and as much as 5,000 kilograms (11,000 pounds) of trash. Bringing it down is a herculean task when any misstep at such altitudes could be fatal.

KATMANDU, NEPAL—A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew Wednesday to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world’s highest peak. Since ...

As a result, overcrowding and trash have been two of the biggest problems plaguing Everest in recent years. One of the biggest environmental issues has been human waste. The 2024 climbing season will ...

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 ...

Garbage from Mount Everest hanging on European homes Elzinga said 10 to 12 of his pieces have already made their way into homes around Europe, and some of them are displayed at the gallery.

(File)(AFP) Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more — 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person — navigating a four-hour hike that traverses crumbling glacial ice and treacherous crevasses ...

Mount Everest is covered in trash. Decades of climbing on the world's highest mountain have turned it into a very tall garbage dump, strewn with rubbish, human waste and even bodies.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Mountaineering expedition organizers in Nepal are sending huge trash bags with climbers on Mount Everest during the spring climbing season to collect trash that then can be winched ...

In all, climbers have dumped more than 50 tonnes of trash on Mt. Everest in the past few decades, earning it the label “the world’s highest garbage dump.” ...