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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
70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confrontedMemorials to climbers who lost their lives on Everest.Michal Apollo, CC BY-NC-SA

Mountains – 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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