overcrowding

Example Sentences

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The high numbers have rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain, especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

In recent years, Everest has also been plagued by overcrowding, environmental concerns and a series of fatal climbing attempts.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Paris museums like the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay are experiencing significant overcrowding, prompting recommendations for alternative, less-visited sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

This in turn has led to "overcrowding", forcing some bears to stray out of the mountains -- which make up around 80 percent of Japan -- towards areas inhabited by humans, experts say.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A minute later the overcrowding atop the Step intensified further as Makalu Gau, Ang Dorje, and several other Sherpas came up the rope, followed by Doug Hansen and Scott Fischer.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer