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Authorities in Nepal aren't too impressed by the increasing number of luxury facilities filling Everest Base Camp, and are planning to crack down on massive dome tents and other extravagances at ...
A new American company that makes the strongest tents on Everest has just launched this new line for backpackers. They’re as light as anything else out there, but much stronger, much more ...
I’ve been in many base camps but I knew I was somewhere special when I was told “… and this is our garbage tent.” Welcome to Everest Base Camp, Russell Brice style. In 2011 while climbing ...
I found myself standing in front of the large yellow tent. This would be place we would eat our meals: breakfast at 8, lunch at noon and dinner at 6. It was also our town hall, our meeting place ...
In this May 27, 2019 photo, Nepalese army men pile up the garbage collected from Mount Everest in Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal. The record number of climbers on Mount Everest this season ...
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.