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Environment Nepal is banning single-use plastic on and around Mt. Everest David Pescovitz

crowded places Look at this crowded line of people waiting for their turn to climb Mt Everest Mark Frauenfelder

oceans Wealthy adventurer just became the first person to touch the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean David Pescovitz

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futility closet In 1924, two British mountaineers disappeared trying to conquer Mount Everest. No one knows if they succeeded. Futility Closet

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