Nepali Sherpa climber and guide Kami Rita Sherpa on Wednesday morning again set out a world record with the 30th summit of Mount Everest, a record number by a single person. According to the Department of Tourism officials, overseeing the expedition in high high-lying Himalayas of Nepal, including Mount Everest, Kami Rita stood atop the … Read more
For the uninitiated, it’s perhaps a dilemma you’ve never considered: where do you poop when you’re climbing Mount Everest? According to new rules from local authorities, the answer is into specially designed, biodegradable poop bags. “Our mountains have begun to stink,” Mingma Sherpa, chairman of the Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC. Under the … Read more
A two-year-old Scottish toddler is believed to be the youngest person ever to reach a Mount Everest base camp. Carter Dallas “climbed” to the south base camp in Nepal on his father Ross’ back alongside his mother Jade, multiple U.K. outlets report. The trek brought them 17,598 feet (5,364 metres) above sea level, a dizzying … Read more
