40-50 tons of waste found at Mount Everest's South Col camp, with 11 tons removed; cleanup of remaining waste to take years.
Mount Everest's South Col camp is littered with frozen garbage, including old tents, food packaging, gas cartridges, and ropes, amounting to an estimated 40-50 tons of waste. A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of trash, four dead bodies, and a skeleton during this year's climbing season. Cleaning up the remaining waste will take years.
July 14, 2024
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