Given China’s politics in the Himalayas, there are reasons to be suspicious of 5G on Mount Everest. While most of China was quarantined and Mount Everest was closed to climbers due to COVID-19, a herd of nearly 50 yaks made their way up the snowy north slopes of the world’s highest mountain in temperatures that… Continue reading The World’s Highest and Fastest Cell Service Could Have Geopolitical Implications
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The Everest Climber Whose Traffic Jam Photo Went Viral
Nirmal Purja snapped the photograph of an overcrowded Mount Everest summit while on a quest to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the world in record time. The photograph of a traffic jam of climbers leading to the summit of Mount Everest in May went viral, evidence of the mountain’s surging appeal among thrill-seekers and… Continue reading The Everest Climber Whose Traffic Jam Photo Went Viral
Mount Everest tackles 60,000-pound trash problem with campaign to clean up waste
Mount Everest tackles 60,000-pound trash problem with campaign to clean up waste originally appeared on abcnews.go.com You don’t need a map to get to the Everest base camp, just follow the trash, says climber Dragana Rajblovic. Rajblovic knows what she’s talking about: She’s the only Balkan woman to have conquered Mount Everest. To date, 5,200… Continue reading Mount Everest tackles 60,000-pound trash problem with campaign to clean up waste