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Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more – 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person – navigating a four-hour hike ...

Used oxygen cylinders and beer cans collected en route Mount Everest lie at a facility operated by Agni Ventures, an agency that manages recyclable waste, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 24, 2024.

Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry 20 kilograms (44 pounds) per person, navigated a four hour hike through the treacherous crevasses of the mountain to bring back litter back to the base camp.

Raj Bikram Maharjan explains how drones are changing the game on Everest, improving conditions for local workers, and minimizing risk in the Khumbu Icefall.

Szafirski and Zawada left their oxygen cylinders high on the mountain and started down to Camp 3, with Zawada moving slowly. The normal route during the Polish winter ascent of Everest.

Nation World Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years The highest camp at South Col is littered with garbage that will take years to clean up.

"The garbage left there was mostly old tents, some food packaging and gas cartridges, oxygen bottles, tent packs, and ropes used for climbing and tying up tents," he said, adding that the garbage ...

The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons (24,000 pounds) of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year’s climbing season.

"The garbage left there was mostly old tents, some food packaging and gas cartridges, oxygen bottles, tent packs, and ropes used for climbing and tying up tents," he said, adding that the garbage ...