A 14-member sherpa team that undertook the cleaning mission collected nearly 6,000 kg of trash on way to Base Camp and over 5,000 kg between Base Camp and Camp 4.
As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
$ 11,000 per climbing permit – plus some income generated for Sherpas and others who assist – is not a substantial sum. There has been a large loss of life this season. The pristine environment of Everest and the route leading up to it is being overwhelmed by the human presence and its functional requirements. While it remains the ultimate dream for each mountaineer to reach its summit, 4,000 people have made it so far. 200 have perished in the effort. So it is time to acknowledge that an era of adventure and excitement has passed. It would be for the government of Nepal to restore some of the mystique and aura of Sagarmatha.
$ 11,000 per climbing permit – plus some income generated for Sherpas and others who assist – is not a substantial sum. There has been a large loss of life this season. The pristine environment of Everest and the route leading up to it is being overwhelmed by the human presence and its functional requirements. While it remains the ultimate dream for each mountaineer to reach its summit, 4,000 people have made it so far. 200 have perished in the effort. So it is time to acknowledge that an era of adventure and excitement has passed. It would be for the government of Nepal to restore some of the mystique and aura of Sagarmatha.