70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted
- Written by: Yana Wengel, Associate Professor in Tourism and Geography, Hainan University
Memorials to climbers who lost their lives on Everest.Michal Apollo, CC BY-NC-SAMountains – their height, their mass, their climates and ecosystems – have fascinated humans for thousands of years. But there is one that holds extra-special meaning for many – Mount Everest, or Chomolungma as the Nepalese Sherpa people call it.
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