A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route up Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as peak climbing season gets under way in the Himalayas.
Ice block stalls hundreds of Everest climbers at base camp
-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) Apr 24, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with tons of garbage. Cleanup will likely take years (2024)
www.pbs.org
... The highest camp on the world's tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead bodies frozen for years near Mount Everest's peak.
The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons (24,000 pounds) of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year's climbing season. ...
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