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Poop bags and GPS trackers include new plans to fix overtourism on Everest

Climbing Mount Everest, known as Sagarmatha to Nepal’s Sherpa people, was once an activity reserved for the world’s best climbers. In the decade following the first ascent in 1953, only 13 people reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Times change. More than 600 climbers have summited Everest during the 2023 climbing season; many… Read More »