Many environmentalists have expressed concern at overcrowding on Everest. A video showing long queues of climbers on top of Mount Everest has gone viral on social media. According to New York Post, the climbers were stranded in the aftermath of Tuesday’s incident in which British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali Sherpa Pastenji were hit … Read more
Panaji: Tinkesh Kaushik, a 30-year-old man from Goa, has become the world’s first triple amputee to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp located 17,598 feet above sea level, a private disability rights body has claimed. Kaushik, who completed the challenging Everest Base Camp journey on May 11, said despite his physical disabilities, he managed to … Read more
KATHMANDU: Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. Rita, 55, reached the 8,849m summit at 7.49am, according to Khim Lal Gautam, a govt official at base camp. His first ascent this season was on … Read more
Nepali Sherpa climber and guide Kami Rita Sherpa on Wednesday morning again set out a world record with the 30th summit of Mount Everest, a record number by a single person. According to the Department of Tourism officials, overseeing the expedition in high high-lying Himalayas of Nepal, including Mount Everest, Kami Rita stood atop the … Read more
For the uninitiated, it’s perhaps a dilemma you’ve never considered: where do you poop when you’re climbing Mount Everest? According to new rules from local authorities, the answer is into specially designed, biodegradable poop bags. “Our mountains have begun to stink,” Mingma Sherpa, chairman of the Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC. Under the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Kanchha Sherpa, the sole survivor of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest, recently expressed his concerns about overcrowding and pollution on the world’s highest peak. In an interview in Kathmandu, the 91-year-old Sherpa said that the mountain, which is considered God by the Sherpa community, deserves respect.Kanchha Sherpa was part of … Read more
Only a few bring their excrement back in biodegradable bags while climbing Mt Everest. Mount Everest climbers have been asked to clear their poop and bring it back to the base camp so that it can be disposed of, as per a report in the BBC. The decision has been taken by the Pasang Lhamu … Read more
A two-year-old Scottish toddler is believed to be the youngest person ever to reach a Mount Everest base camp. Carter Dallas “climbed” to the south base camp in Nepal on his father Ross’ back alongside his mother Jade, multiple U.K. outlets report. The trek brought them 17,598 feet (5,364 metres) above sea level, a dizzying … Read more
NEW DELHI: The “Devil Comet,” officially known as 12P, is currently making its way towards Earth and is anticipated to undergo a significant eruption soon. This comet, which is nearly three times the size of Mount Everest, is classified as a cryovolcano, which means it erupts due to the build-up and ignition of gas and … Read more