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Nepal is scrapping its old Everest cleanup plan after 10 years

Mount Everest has been marketed for years as the ultimate adventure, yet the world’s highest peak has also become a symbol of ...
ZME Science on MSN

Nepal has a new plan to clean Everest of the ever-growing piles of trash

Mount Everest is drowning in a slow, multi-colored drip of human debris. At over 8,000 meters (26,200 feet), where the air is ...
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As Everest costs go up, Nepal just made it free to climb nearly 100 other mountains

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The Diplomat

Nepal Bans Everest Helicopter Sightseeing

Nepal’s UNESCO-listed Sagarmatha National Park, which includes the Everest region, has banned leisure helicopter rides in its vicinities. This ban, announced on December 11, has earned bouquets and ...

Nepal Is Throwing Out Its Decade-Old Scheme to Clean Mount Everest

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.
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Beyond Everest: Nepal Waives Climbing Fees on 97 Different Peaks

While would-be Everest climbers brace for a major price hike for permits next month, the government of Nepal has decided to waive climbing fees for 97 of the nation’s most remote, rugged mountain ...