Our story
The NeverRest Project was set up during the pandemic, joining the best talent in an international multidisciplinary team of top experts from a variety of fields, combining science, technology, engineering and creativity to provide environmental solutions for Mount Everest and other fragile ecosystems around the world.
Our story started more than 20 years ago, when the mountaineer Fernando Peralta -guard in the National Park in Ordesa (Spain) and climber of the Cho Oyu in the Himalayas– and CEO Frédéric Kauffmann met and share their impressions and worries about the environmental situation of the mountains across the world.
In the photo, Fernando Peralta in the summit of Cho Oyu in 2003.
The NeverRest Project was set up during the pandemic, joining the best talent in an international multidisciplinary team of top experts from a variety of fields, combining science, technology, engineering and creativity to provide environmental solutions.
Watch Fernando Peralta sharing the beginning of the story:
2022. International launching
In December 2022 we launched The NeverRest Project internationally from Chandragiri Hills, Nepal, together with the country’s main tourism authorities such as the Ministry of Tourism and the Nepal Tourism Board.
The NeverRest Project and the Nepal Tourism Board of the Government of Nepal are working together on the most significant environmental endeavor ever undertaken at Mount Everest. The goal is to turn the world’s highest mountain into an international benchmark for sustainability and environmental management, while working in close collaboration with local Nepalese communities.
In the photo: CEO of the Nepal Tourism Board, Dr. Dhananjay Regmi, and CEO & Founder of The NeverRest Project, Frédéric Kauffmann, on December 2022 in Nepal.
2023. The NeverRest in South Summit
We have also been invited to participate in two editions of the international South Summit -Porto Alegre and Madrid- to explain our perspectives on the application of regenerative tourism on Mount Everest.
2023. International Everest Day with a message from the summit
On May 29th, International Everest Day, the Nepali climber and Guinness Record summiter Kami Rita Sherpa wanted to ask for respect towards the mountains, especially in terms of waste and rubbish, in collaboration with The NeverRest Project.
The famous sherpa climber displayed the message “Respect it today and enjoy it forever” written on a piece of abandoned tent that he himself picked up on the way to the top of Everest.
2023. Launching of the First Sustainable Everest Base Camp
The NeverRest Project presented the development of the first sustainable Everest Base Camp, a set of world-first solutions that aim to reverse the environmental problems of the highest mountain in the world on its Nepalese side, in a proposal made in collaboration with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), the National Tourism Organization of Nepal.
Frédéric Kauffmann in the launching of the first sustainable Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
2024. The NeverRest Project launches its platform ‘EverData’, the first open data center mapping the environmental, tourism, and social impact of Mount Everest
EverData is a pioneering platform that for the first time collects, analyzes, and visualizes essential data on environmental impact, waste management, and tourism activity in the Everest region. It also conducts five-year forecasts on tourism and environmental trends.
The presentation took place during the conference Towards a More Responsible and Efficient Model: The Superpower of Waste Management at the Forum TurisTIC in Barcelona, an event organized by the Eurecat Technological Center of Catalonia and promoted by the Government of Catalonia, the Barcelona City Council, and the Barcelona Provincial Council.
2024. Mendietxe Museum, the mountain museum led by Alex Txikon, dedicates a space to The NeverRest Project to raise awareness and promote sustainable tourism in Everest
Mendietxe Museum, the mountain museum inaugurated yesterday in Azpeitia (Gipuzkoa) by Basque mountaineer Alex Txikon, has dedicated a space to The NeverRest Project, an environmental engineering and technology company, to promote awareness and foster a more sustainable and regenerative tourism model in Everest after decades of environmental degradation. In this section of the new museum, initiated by the nonprofit association Mendiaren Etxea, visitors can view a visual history of Everest’s major milestones and EverData.
2025. The NeverRest Project meets with Nepal’s global high-altitude tourism leaders tourism in Everest
The goal was to gain a deeper understanding of Nepal’s tourism ecosystem and to explore collaborative improvements that can further establish the country as a global leader in regenerative high-mountain tourism.
At The NeverRest Project, we wanted to make a small contribution to support the Himalayan Rescue Association in its mission to provide vital medical assistance to local communities, guides, porters, trekkers, and mountaineers in the Himalayas.
2025. Costa Rica will measure the impact of tourism in its national parks with the latest environmental innovation technology from The NeverRest Project
The Costa Rica National Parks Foundation (FPN) and The NeverRest Project have signed a collaboration agreement to measure the environmental impact of tourism at the inauguration of the Expo Ambiente 2025 event in San José.
Costa Rica’s national parks will measure the impact of tourism in order to maintain environmental balance.
2025. The NeverRest Project, awarded by the Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal for our dedication to mountain safety
Much of our work is silent. It is based on building stable and lasting relationships and true commitments. That is why we are so pleased to have received the recognition from the Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal for how our “thoughtful contribution has played a meaningful role in strengthening our medical outreach. This support directly enhances our ability to serve climbers, trekkers, and local communities in remote and challenging environments. We are truly grateful for your dedication to mountain safety. Your solidarity with our cause is deeply valued.“
2025. The SUNMIT project wins the 2025 Eco-Design Award in the Young category
Our collaborator at The NeverRest Project, engineer and industrial designer Marina Guzmán, a former student of Elisava School of Design & Engineering, presented her SUNMIT, winner of the Eco-Design Award 2025 in the young designer category, together with our CEO and founder, Frédéric Kauffmann, at the Palau Robert in Barcelona, organized by the Agència de Residus de Catalunya and FAD Barcelona.
2025. Success of the world’s first high-mountain drone rescue drill, led by The NeverRest Project and Aerofor in the Pyrenees
The NeverRest Project and the drone-technology integrator Aerofor have led the world’s first and pioneering high-mountain drone rescue drill, which took place on December 4 and 5 at El Roc de Quer, in the Pyrenees of Andorra, at an altitude of about 1,920 meters.
This drill represents a major qualitative leap in vertical rescue and emergency logistics using high-capacity unmanned aircraft, and opens new possibilities for saving lives.
2025. The NeverRest Project and the SPCC join forces to promote more responsible and regenerative mountain tourism
The NeverRest Project Nepal has signed a collaboration agreement with the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), the organization responsible for waste management and environmental protection in the Everest region.
Through this partnership, The NeverRest Project will provide the SPCC with cutting-edge technologies to better measure and understand the impact of tourism in high-altitude environments.
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