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Is the Highest Climb Sustainable, and Who Pays the Price?
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-09-16 19:52:56 |
| Blog: | State of the Planet  |
| URL: | http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2014/09/16/is-the-highest-climb-sustainable-and-who-pays-the-price/ |
Summary:
The Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest is perhaps the most well-known and notoriously dangerous glacial feature on the planet. In a fresh post on the Glacier Hub blog, the Earth Institute’s Ben Orlove, writing with anthropologist Pasang Yangjee Sherpa of Penn State, recounts a recent workshop held in Kathmandu to address the issues raised by the tragic deaths last spring of 16 Nepalese guides who were preparing the trail for this year’s climbing expeditions.Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | NP | 27.702 | 85.3175 |
| Mount Everest | NP | 28.0168 | 86.5253 |
| Nepal | NP | 28.3948 | 84.1278 |
| Pennsylvania State University University Park | US | 40.8054 | -77.8608 |
Keywords:
anthropologist, Ben Orlove, dangerous glacial feature, Earth Institute, Earth Sciences, fresh post, Glacier Hub blog, Highest Climb Sustainable, Kathmandu, Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest, Nepalese guides, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, Penn State, recent workshop, tragic deaths
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