Trash Mountain: Abandoned tents add to detritus on Everest
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KATHMANDU, Nepal --- After every party it's time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world's highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything froTrash Mountain: Abandoned tents add to detritus on Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal --- After every party it's time to clean up and Mount Everest is no different. The record number of climbers crowding the world's highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste that threatens drinking water. Budget expedition companies charge as little as $30,000 per climber, cutting costs including waste removal. Everest has so much garbage --- depleted oxygen cylinders, food packaging, rope --- that climbers use the trash as a kind of signpost. But this year's haul from an estimated 700 climbers, guides and porters on the mountain has been a shock to the ethnic Sherp...Keep on reading: Trash Mountain: Abandoned tents add to detritus on Everest Read more