Nepalese climbers spruce up Mount Everest in a message to peak litterbugs
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04/04/2021 - 17:08 Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Everest into the world s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind AFP/File Text by: Pratap Chakravarty 3 min A group of Nepalese climbers have removed a whopping 2.2 tons of trash from the world’s highest peak in an exercise now set to gather steam this month when Nepal’s army will start scouring for trash on five other mountains besides Mount Everest. This comes as Covid restrictions are lifted and the spring climbing season gets underway.
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World War 3 fears raised as Indian troops prepare for expeditions along contested border
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Tensions surrounding the Himalayan border still remain between China and India with both countries laying claims. Fears of an all-out conflict have since been stoked as Indian troops prepare for mountaineering expeditions along the contested border.
New Delhi is planning to launch a major skiing expedition along the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, the overall distance of the expedition being 1,500 kilometers. The plans for a mountaineering expedition would be New Delhi’s response to Beijing’s attempt to expand along the Himalayan borders. The skiing expedition would also involve geotagging, providing evidence, and documentation.
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