In 2010, at the age of 22 years and seven months, Norris became the youngest British woman to reach the top of Mount Everest ...

The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding and growing waste concerns. Rules surrounding waste and clean-up programs ...

The increase in climbing fees is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing pollution and ecological impact on Mount Everest, the highest peak on the planet.

Conquering Mount Everest is no easy feat for the body ... foreigners must pay $15,000 for a climbing permit for the spring season, up from $11,000. Permits for the less popular autumn and winter ...

Amid concerns about overcrowding on Everest and climbers queuing in dangerous conditions to reach the summit, the Nepalese army in 2019 began conducting an annual clean-up of the mountain ...

Everest’s thin air in combination with blizzard conditions make clean-up efforts nearly impossible, with hazardous weather attributed to at least a quarter of all deaths on the mountain.

Climbing Mount Everest is a dangerous and challenging ... changes are aimed not only at increasing revenue but also at cleaning up Everest’s accumulated trash. The last revision to permit ...

Regmi said cleaning campaigns were organised 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 government of Nepal believes that the hiked revenue will help manage the growing problem of pollution on Everest, supporting initiatives such as mountain clean-up efforts and search-and-rescue ...