Trekkers and their guides at a stop in the Sagarmatha trail. Image by Shashwat Pant. Also left out of this aviation boom are local Sherpa women, who play a critical role in managing the mountain ...
One organization, Sagarmatha Next, is raising awareness ... The Nepalese government spends $7.5 million yearly on the Mountain Clean-up Campaign, retrieving dozens of tons of waste from Mount ...
The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...