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environment-mountaineering1 year ago•2 min saved

"Last Living Member of Hillary Team Decries Overcrowding and Pollution on Mount Everest"

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the team that first reached the summit of Mount Everest, expressed concerns about the overcrowding and pollution on the world's highest peak, emphasizing the need to reduce the number of climbers and address the littering issue. He highlighted the mountain's significance to the Sherpa community and the lack of respect shown by climbers, urging for better stewardship of the sacred site.

via The Guardian|

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travel-and-tourism2 years ago•3 min saved

"Mount Everest's Enduring Allure: 70 Years of Climbing and Commemoration"

Mount Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after the first summit by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. The climb has transformed small farming villages into tourist hubs, boosting the livelihoods of local communities. Sherpas have become synonymous with high-altitude guiding and are the backbone of the multimillion-dollar industry. Local expeditions now bring the bulk of paying clients into Nepal, and a younger generation of Nepali climbers is slowly being recognised in their own right. More than 10 percent of Nepalis are employed in tourism, and the government this year collected more than $5m in Everest permit fees as a record number of summit hopefuls arrived.

via Al Jazeera English|

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travel2 years ago•1 min saved

70th Anniversary of Everest Conquest Celebrated by Norgay and Hillary Families.

The sons of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first people to climb Mount Everest, will inaugurate statues of their fathers at Tenzing Hillary Airport in Nepal's Lukla and release 70 commemorative coins to mark the 70th anniversary of the first Mount Everest summit. Both Peter and Jamling have followed in their fathers' footsteps to scale the world's tallest peak, albeit separately, and now want their children to keep up the family legacy.

via Indiatimes.com|

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