Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks

[Sanjeev]

The Nepalese army claims to have removed eleven tons of trash, four corpses, and one skeleton from Mount Everest and two other Himalayan summits this year. It took troops 55 days to recover the trash and bodies from the Everest, Nuptse, and Lhotse summits. It is estimated that more than 50 tonnes of garbage and 200 bodies litter Everest. In 2019, the army began an annual clean-up of the mountain, which is widely referred to as the world's highest waste dump, in response to concerns about overpopulation and climbers queuing in hazardous conditions to reach the peak. According to the army, the five clean-ups collected 119 tonnes of debris, 14 human corpses, and some skeletons.

 

[Starmix]

That was so horrible, those corpses were mountain climbers who were not able to reach the top of Mt Everest. They died alone in scare and fear.

 

[Sanjeev]

Yes they were mountaineers. I might have been so scary to collect those skeletons and corpses.

 

[eLdavis]

Imagine the families of does bodies for weeks now or months, they have no idea where their loved one is.

 

[Sanjeev]

They went for adventure and lost their lives. I don't understand why do people play with their lives.

 

[mrki444]

I think Nepal goverment should charge entry free for Himalay. Fee should be at least 150 euros and everything should go for cleaning mountain. Also charge big penalty for those caught left trash behind them.

 

[Sanjeev]

They already charge money for trekking. But I don't know how much portion of the fees is used for cleaning and maintaining it.