View south from Everest Base Camp with melt water from the middle Rongbuk Glacier. Greenpeace travels to Everest to document the deterioration of the glaciers in the area. The Rongbuk Glaciers are one of the prime sources of water feeding into the major rivers of China and India. Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world as a result of global warming.