Mount Trashmore opens for the season with QR code check-in system for visitors
Mount Trashmore is officially open for the season.Trail hours run 9a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Drones will do some schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
Help may at last be on the way for the Nepali Sherpas who carry heavy loads for foreign climbers through treacherous sections ...
The New York Times18d
Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies ... used to set the climbing routes, and remove waste that is typically left behind. Goods that would ...
heise online17d
Mount Everest: DJI drones show Sherpas dangerous path through Khumbu icefall
Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job ... be used to retrieve ladders for setting up routes and to carry away waste left behind by climbers. Sherpas need around seven hours to walk from ...
The Trentonian13dOpinion
Trenton’s annual trash cleanup won’t address the cause of the problems (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)
Trenton residents will suffer through another batch of photo ops with Mayor Gusciora, Onitiri, members of city council, and a ...
Chewing gum is the latest sneaky source of microplastics, releasing thousands of pieces into your saliva
Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...
Could drones really replace sherpas on Everest? Successful trials see drones carry 33lbs of equipment to Camp 1
Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain guide Mingma Gyalje Sherpa. They completed the first successful drone ...
The Himalayan Times16d
Drones to clean Everest and minimise casualties
The team had managed to collect around 234 kilograms of waste from Everest during the test phase. A similar testing was conducted in Autumn till Camp II at Mt Amadablam collecting around 641 ...