Photograph by Paul Mayewski, National Geographic Snow samples from Mount Everest's Balcony, a resting point ... The same methods were later used to map the base camp and the surrounding Khumbu ...

The study will use aerial photography to calculate measurements and distances, helping to create a more accurate map of the area ... village of Phortse to Everest's Balcony.

To understand the sheer scale of the issue, this shocking map reveals the true amount of waste on Mount Everest. Mount Everest itself sits within the Sagamartha National Park in the Khumbu regio ...

Dr Searle visited Everest five times from the Nepalese side and once from Tibet to gather information for the map. As well as identifying rocks in the field, he gathered 400 samples for chemical ...

Jason, who was with two Sherpa guides, started showing abnormal behavior from the South Summit and Sherpa guides brought him to the Balcony area ... reports said. Mt Everest has recorded ten ...