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Exploring the trash problem on Mount Everest and the efforts to address it. Learn about the impact of tourism and the solutions being implemented.
Spring is go time for climbers who hope to summit Mount Everest, Earth’s highest peak above sea level. Hundreds of mountaineers from around the world travel to Asia in April and May, headed for base camps in Nepal and Tibet. But jagged peaks won’t be the only thing they see.…
Climber and trekker numbers have skyrocketed in the past 20 years, exacerbating Mount Everest’s trash problem, say these academics.
Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.
Philippine Canadian Inquirer Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach Uncategorized