China closes Mount Everest base camp after overwhelming trash problem reports
China is taking steps to clean up Mount Everest amid growing concerns about trash accumulation. The base camp at...
Everest climbers bag summit for the first time in two years
Professional mountain climber Adrian Ballinger has summited Mt Everest six times already, but that didn’t fade...
Mt Everest’s melting glaciers are creating lakes that make them melt even faster
As global temperatures continue to rise, glaciers all over the planet are melting. Near Mt. Everest, as many as...
China’s bottled water companies are bottling melting Tibetan glaciers and selling it for a premium price
In China, like most other developed countries, premium bottled water represents a hefty market share. This isn’t...
Simple Clay Stoves are Saving Lives and Preserving Forests Across the Himalayas
Across the Himalayas, rural farmers and villagers rely on open, wood-fuelled fires inside their homes to cook their...
Ai Weiwei Creates a Massive Metal Bird Wing From Tibetan Solar Cookers and Teakettles
The installation is meant to represent freedom, but is immobilized like a trapped animal inside one of the lower...
China Installs World’s Highest Wind Farm in the Mountains Of Tibet
China just solidified its position as a leader in renewable energy by installing the world's highest wind farm!...
Rudanko & Kankkunen Complete Rammed Earth Ringa Mountain Farm Pavilion in Shangri-la, Tibet
In the Sping of 2012, designer Anssi Kankkunen and earth-builder biologist Vittorio Moretta spent almost two months...
Chinese Architects Tap Tibetan Expertise in Award-Winning Niyang River Visitor Center Design
Standing on a concrete foundation, the minimalist stone building is covered with aga clay - a waterproofing and...