Everest trash to be picked up for first time
(Xinhua via AP) The "death zone" of the world's highest garbage dump — Mount Everest — is about to be cleaned up for the first time since Edmund Hillary conquered the 29,035-foot peak almost 60 years ago. Global warming has exposed the more than 2 tons of trash that had been buried under snow. This week, 20 Nepali climbers are headed to the "death zone," the region above 26,246 feet, to pick up more than 2 tons of climbing gear left behind, Reuters tells us. Some of the trash — mostly empty oxygen bottles, gas canisters, torn tents, ropes and utensils — dates to Hillary's time and has been exposed by melting snow. More>>
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tibetan Nomads: Remote in a Remote Land
(LENS, NY Times) “I have such admiration for people who just live off the land and people that are self-sufficient,” Alison Wright said, explaining why she has been focusing for the last five years on nomads in remote areas of Tibet.
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