'Heavy lifter' drones could soon solve Mount Everest's trash problem

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Nepal plans to use unmanned drones to move trash from the top of Mount Everest.

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She's climbed Mount Everest a record-setting 10 times. But her most terrifying moments weren't on the deadly mountain.

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Lhakpa Sherpa in front of a snowcapped Mount Everest.
Lhakpa Sherpa dealt with domestic abuse in her pursuit of a career in mountaineering.

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Forget Mt. Everest — it's not even close to the most difficult mountains to climb, according to mountaineers

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Hundreds of people stand atop Mt. Everest each year. But far fewer summit the Seven Second Summits, the second-highest peaks on each continent that push climbers to their limits.

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Mt. Everest is an 'amateur' climb compared to these other peaks, according to a professional mountaineer

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Professional mountaineer Garrett Madison (left) has summited Mt. Everest (right) 14 times. Even though it's the tallest mountain he's climbed, it's not the most difficult, he says.

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A climber who summited the world's tallest peaks explains how he trains by keeping his body in Everest-mode

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Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison has made a career out of climbing the world's tallest, most challenging peaks.

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A team of climbers just summited 3 of the most challenging peaks in the world. They made it even harder by collecting roughly 2,000 pounds of trash along the way.

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Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison climbed Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Nuptse in a single expedition season. He and his team also removed about 2,000 pounds of trash from these peaks.

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One of Mt. Everest's deadliest passages is growing even more treacherous

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A Mt. Everest cimber prepares to cross a crevasse in the Khumbu Icefall
Navigating the Khumbu Icefall involves crossing ladders laid over crevasses that can be up to hundreds of feet deep.

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'Cholitas' hope to become the first Bolivian women to climb Mount Everest

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Four Indigenous Aymara climbers hope to become the first Bolivian women to summit Mount Everest. They plan on wearing the traditional pollera, once a symbol of oppression dating back to the 16th century. 

Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say

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Climbers collect garbage at a Mount Everest base camp on May 11, 2020.
Climbers collect garbage at Mount Everest base camp on May 11, 2020.

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Scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend on glaciers in Mount Everest 10 years ago. Now they think they know what's causing it.

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Strong winds whipping down from the summit are causing mountains like Mount Everest to cool during the warmer months, research shows.

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