Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest says the worldโs highest peak is too crowded and too dirty and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected.
EXPLAINER: Why did Mount Everest's height change?
FILE - In this May 27, 2019, file photo, a bird flies with Mount Everest seen in the background from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, Nepal. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard height for Mount Everest, the rugged Himalayan peak that straddles their border. GEOLOGICAL UPS AND DOWNSThe mountainโs height changes. HAWAII'S UNDERWATER GIANTHow high above sea level is just one way of measuring a mountain's height.
China, Nepal say Everest a bit higher than past measurements
China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (Tashi Tsering/Xinhua via AP, File)BEIJING โ China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The height of Everest, which is on the border between China and Nepal, was agreed on after surveyors from Nepal scaled the peak in 2019 and a Chinese team did the same in 2020. A survey team from China then conducted measurements in the spring of 2020 while all other expeditions were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. China and Nepal will establish an โeven closer community of a shared future to enrich the countries and their peoples,โ Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.
Mount Everest faces more than just lower ice levels, experts say
Data shows the surface of the ice at base camp in Nepal sits more than 150 feet lower than it did 35 years ago. Everest area to collecting hundreds of samples but they found more than just natureโs resources. While searching through an area 27,500 feet from the top of the mountain, tons of thin, curly fibers of microplastic were found. These microplastics on everest are largely made up of polyester, followed by acrylic, nylon, and polypropyleneโmaterials all commonly used in outdoor gear. A top scientist says wherever people go, we leave our imprint, and that imprint is not always positive.