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☆ One of Mt. Everest's deadliest passages is growing even more treacherous
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A 1.6-mile stretch of slowly cascading ice just above Base Camp called the Khumbu Icefall. The Khumbu Icefall looks like a frozen waterfall. They're called the Icefall Doctors, and this year, they delayed Everest's climbing season by 12 days due to unsafe conditions on the Khumbu Icefall. Between 1953 and 2019, 45 people lost their lives on the Khumbu Icefall. Everset's history, 15 of the 18 total deaths were caused by acute mountain sickness, falls, and disappearances.

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☆ What Happens to Mount Everest's Over 110,000 Pounds of Waste?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Enxhi Dylgjeri | Clancy Morgan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Mount Everest is littered with an estimated 50 metric tons of waste, and each climber generates an average of 8 kilograms more. The Nepalese government spends $7.5 million yearly on the Mountain Clean-up Campaign, retrieving dozens of tons of waste from Mount Everest and nearby peaks. But it's still not enough to deal with the seemingly insurmountable trash problem. One organization, Sagarmatha Next, is raising awareness of the issue by making art out of trash.

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☆ 10 Things in Tech: Twitter 2.0, how to create with AI, and Reddit employees' swag warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter's new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, is looking to turn the site into an accurate, real-time source of information — Twitter 2.0. For Insider's most fascinating stories of the day, delivered right to your inbox, sign up for Insider Today. Twitter logo and Linda Yaccarino. Linda Yaccarino wants to turn the platform into a place where you can find accurate, timely information on hot topics with minimum effort. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has told staff to avoid wearing branded gear amidst a mass revolt by the platform's users.

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☆ Nepali sherpa saves Malaysian climber in rare Everest 'death zone' rescue
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KATHMANDU, May 31 (Reuters) - A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a "very rare" high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. A helicopter using a long line then lifted him from the 7,162-metre (23,500 feet) high Camp III down to base camp. [1/5] Ngima Tashi Sherpa walks as he carries a Malaysian climber while rescuing him from the death zone above camp four at Everest, Nepal, May 18, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. Gelje said he convinced his Chinese client to give up his summit attempt and descend the mountain, saying it was important for him to rescue the climber. Tashi Lakhpa Sherpa of the Seven Summit Treks company, which provided logistics to the Malaysian climber, declined to name him, citing his client's privacy.

Persons: Gelje, Nima Tahi Sherpa, Tashi Sherpa, Bigyan Koirala, Tashi Lakhpa Sherpa, Gopal Sharma, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Department of Tourism, Reuters, Seven Summit, Thomson Locations: KATHMANDU, Malaysian, Mount, III, Everest, Nepal, Malaysia

☆ Nepali sherpa sets Everest record with 27th ascent
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa waves upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time in 2019, setting a record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, in... Read moreKATHMANDU, May 17 (Reuters) - A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record, a government official and his hiking company said. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, scaled the 8,849 metre (29,032-foot) mountain early in the morning along the traditional southeast ridge route, guiding a foreign climber. "Yes, Kami Rita climbed Sagarmatha for the 27th time," said Department of Tourism official Bigyan Koirala, referring to the mountain by its Nepali name. For now it's 100% confirmed that Kami Rita scaled for the 27th time,” Guragai said. Climbing contributed $5.8 million to state coffers this year, $5 million of it from Mount Everest, according to government data.

☆ I started an ice vending machine business that made $33,000 last year. This recession-proof side hustle takes 2 hours a week to run.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Kimanzi Constable | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Steve Slagle, 42, bought two ice vending machines in 2021 after seeing a gap in his local market. I bought two ice vending machines and started selling ice and water in February 2022 as a second income stream. I no longer had a storefront in Panama Beach City, Florida, where I live, so I started researching ice vending machines. After four months of researching ice vending on Google, I found an ice machine I wanted to buy in October 2021. The ice machines are a side hustle I comfortably manage myselfWhen I create my weekly schedule, I plan time for managing the ice machines.

☆ Afraid of heights, he climbed Mount Everest — now he's helping others conquer their fears too
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Monica Buchanan Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He's also climbed the highest mountains on all seven continents, the so-called Seven Summits. The cost to climbRigney estimates he's paid between $170,000 and $180,000 to climb the Seven Summits, he said. But Mount Everest is a "massive logistical operation" that takes about two months, he said. Rigney climbed Mount Everest for about four to five hours a day. After climbing the "Seven Summits," Rigney said he is deliberately choosing travel experiences that are less risky.

☆ What it's like to circumnavigate Lesotho on foot -- in 16 days
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-10 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

They covered 1,100 kilometers (684 miles) with over 33,000 meters of elevation gain in 16 days, 16 hours and 56 minutes -- all under extreme weather conditions. The duo recently ran the entire border of Lesotho (pictured) in 16 days. Look through the gallery to see more of the world's most extreme foot races. Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: These are some of the most extreme foot races on Earth Everest: It's hard to imagine climbing Mount Everest -- let alone running it. Hide Caption 3 of 12 Photos: These are some of the most extreme foot races on Earth Iditarod Trail: Everest isn't the only cold-weather trail.

☆ What happens to your body in Mount Everest's 'death zone'
▼ + stars: | 2019-05-28 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Climbers who ascend higher than 26,000 feet on Mount Everest enter the "death zone." In the death zone, climbers' brains and lungs are starved for oxygen, their risk of heart attack and stroke is increased, and their judgment quickly becomes impaired. In 2019, at least 11 people died on Everest, almost all of whom spent time in the death zone. These extra, unplanned hours in the death zone might have put the 11 people who perished at higher risk, though it's hard to determine the specific causes of each death. Temperatures in the death zone never rise above zero degrees Fahrenheit.

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