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The NeverRest Project and the SPCC join forces to promote more responsible and regenerative mountain tourism
The NeverRest Project and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) have agreed to collaborate to advance more responsible and regenerative mountain tourism using the most advanced technologies available. December 17th, 2025. The NeverRest Project Nepal has signed a collaboration agreement with the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), the organization responsible for waste management and environmental Read more
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Success of the world’s first high-mountain drone rescue drill, led by The NeverRest Project and Aerofor in the Pyrenees
The test opens new possibilities for saving lives and preventing situations such as the death of Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsnya, who could not be rescued in August 2025 on Mount Pobeda, between China and Kyrgyzstan, whose image captured by search drones went around the world. Andorra’s Civil Protection and Firefighters, the Red Cross, and the Read more
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The SUNMIT project wins the 2025 Eco-Design Award in the Young category
It was developed by engineer and industrial designer Marina Guzmán, a former Elisava student and collaborator of The NeverRest Project. Last November 12th, our collaborator at The NeverRest Project, engineer and industrial designer Marina Guzmán, a former student of Elisava, presented her SUNMIT, winner of the Eco-Design Award 2025 in the young designer category, together Read more
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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 Read more
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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. San José, August 22, 2025. Costa Rica’s national parks will measure the impact of tourism in order to maintain environmental balance Read more
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The NeverRest Project meets with Nepal’s global high-altitude tourism leaders
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. This July, Frédéric Kauffmann, CEO and founder of The NeverRest Project, held meetings with key authorities and stakeholders in Nepal’s high-altitude tourism sector. The Read more
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Everest climbing season ends with the challenge of achieving zero fatalities and developing more regenerative, sustainable tourism
Nepal has reported 5 deaths in Everest this season—a decrease for the second consecutive year. The country is seeking ways to prevent inexperienced climbers from endangering themselves and others on the mountain. Tourism directly generated approximately 3 tons of waste on the mountain, 3.3 tons of feces, and over 44,800 liters of urine during the Read more
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The good idea of climbing a 7,000-meter peak before Everest
The Government of Nepal wants to improve mountain safety by deterring altitude-inexperienced climbers A bill driven by the Government of Nepal, which reportedly enjoys the backing of a parliamentary majority, would make it mandatory to summit one of the country’s 7,000-meter peaks before attempting Everest. The draft, already submitted to the National Assembly (the upper Read more
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Who’s going to pay for… this? (And who are really paying)
We need to take a step further in tourism management because reality is demanding it—under many names: overcrowding, gentrification, labor abuses, environmental damage, loss of identity, and the collapse of points of interest. Tourist overcrowding is a global issue that no one enjoys: not the travelers—who face long queues, the herd effect, overpriced services, and Read more
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The Everest expedition season begins, with its glacier receiving 4,000 liters of urine per day from expedition tourism this spring
The NeverRest Project presents the new update of its open platform EverData, expanding advanced environmental and tourism data on Mount Everest. Barcelona / Kathmandu, March 21, 2025. This spring, approximately 240,000 liters of urine will be discharged on Mount Everest by clients and expedition teams participating in the climbing season on the world’s highest mountain. Read more
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How dangerous is it really to climb Mount Everest?
Expedition season on Everest is about to begin. How dangerous is it really to climb Mount Everest? This is one of the most frequently asked questions. You see, aside from accidents caused by mistakes, exhaustion, sunburn, slips, or falls, as well as those directly linked to weather conditions—storms, snowfall, or strong winds—and avalanches, there is Read more
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Is the Everest region ready to receive 500,000 visitors a year?
Nepal is on its way to becoming a global leader in sustainable tourism and laying the foundations for 21st-century high-altitude tourism. A few days ago, news broke about the inauguration of a new road leading to Nepal’s Everest region. This new route provides an alternative way to reach Solukhumbu—the Everest region—without relying on the combination Read more
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Forty percent of climbers who die on Everest are Nepalese.
These insights prompt reflection on the type of high-altitude tourism we desire in the 21st century. Forty percent of climbers who die on Everest are Nepalese guides or porters. This is one of the findings from EverData, a pioneering platform developed by The NeverRest Project that combines data visualization on tourism and sustainability on the Read more
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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
This alliance aims to redefine 21st-century mountaineering by restoring its original spirit and fostering environmental ethics Azpeitia, November 5, 2024. 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 Read more
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The NeverRest Project launches its platform ‘EverData’, the first open data center mapping the environmental, tourism, and social impact of Mount Everest
Barcelona, October 3, 2024. The environmental engineering and technology company The NeverRest Project has today presented EverData, 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 Read more
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The temperature at Everest Base Camp has increased by 2.7 degrees in ten years
“The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850”, NOAA reports. The temperature at Everest Base Camp has increased by 2.7 degrees in ten years (2013-2023) according to data published in the annual reports of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). According to the testimony of many visitors, Everest Base Read more
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Snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya are rapidly disappearing, with severe implications for people and nature, ICIMOD reports.
The new ICIMOD report – ‘Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya’ alerts about the unprecedented and largely irreversible changes in the Hindu Kush Himalaya cryosphere, driven by rising global temperatures, and threaten two billion people and are accelerating species extinction. A major new assessment report from eight-nation body, the International Centre Read more
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The NeverRest Project Research: This is the energy consumption at the Everest Base Camp
The utilization of gas and kerosene currently stands as the foremost energy source employed at the Everest Base Camp. Gas is primarily used for cooking and heating purposes. Climbers, local mountain guides and support staff require heat for cooking meals and melting snow to obtain drinking water. GENERAL DATA COMPARISON OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT EVEREST Read more
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Happy International Everest Day!
The Everest climbing season is over! While we wait for the final season report, here are some of the highlights: What’s your take about all that? Drop us a line and share your thoughts. Let’s chat about energy Ever wonder how much energy it takes to power an Everest expedition? Here you can see. Check out five ways Read more