The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

Climbing Mount Everest is a costly endeavor, with standard guided expeditions ranging from USD 35,000 to USD 75,000, ...

Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During rescues, we are in the yellow zone 90 percent of the time,” he said. “The ...

Every year, thousands of people trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. This past spring, 60 Minutes joined them on a 10-day hike ...

Nepal has scrapped its Everest waste deposit scheme after 11 years, admitting it failed to curb garbage. A new non-refundable ...

Scheme introduced over a decade ago requires climbers to pay a deposit of about £3,000 each that they can reclaim if they ...

The summit of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is astoundingly tall at 29,032 feet above sea level, besting its Himalayan neighbors by hundreds of feet. But the world’s tallest peak is still growing, ...

Mt. Everest is the world's tallest peak. But some mountaineers, like Garrett Madison, say it isn't the hardest to climb. Hundreds of people summit Mt. Everest each year, and you don't need to be an ...

Kathmandu will host the second edition of the Everest Summiteers Summit on May 27, 2026, with organisers placing strong ...

Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet and is still growing. A river merger from 89,000 years ago is partly responsible for Everest’s continued height increase. The mountain gains up to 2 millimeters per ...

This compounds problems inherent to climbing the world's highest mountain. Eleven people have died on Mount Everest in 2019, one of the deadliest seasons in history. There are two immediate reasons ...