Daily Junction.mobi portal<p>EBC has not been beautiful or pristine for many years, perhaps less because of global heating and more to do with the reckless attitude of some of the expeditions that visit. I wonder what Tenzing would have made of the changes to both the landscape and attitudes that have occurred since his historic and heroic first ascent of Everest, the sacred “Goddess Mother of the World”?<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/293505/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/jonathan-bamber-102567">Jonathan Bamber</a>, Professor of Glaciology and Earth Observation, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-bristol-1211">University of Bristol</a></em></span></p>
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