Cleaning Up Mt. Everest

[knowschad]

I just ran across this article regarding an effort to remove some of the estimated 50 tons of trash that has been left behind on Mt. Everest. http://cheeju.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/our-clean-everest/

 

[jd-mitchell]

I just ran across this article regarding an effort to remove some of the estimated 50 tons of trash that has been left behind on Mt. Everest. http://cheeju.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/our-clean-everest/

 

Seems like they've been talking about and or working on this for years. I hope they can make some progress on the current trash & keep it cleaned up some.

[sabrefan7]

Bring your ice axe's and pick up a dead body or 2

[+Shaved Ewok]

The problem with cleaning up Mt. Everest as I understand it is the fact that most all of the trash is at or near the top, including numerous dead climbers, and when one gets up there with the thin air and lack of energy from going that far, they simply do not have the necessary energy to bring the stuff down. That is why if you die at the top you stay at the top. I guess the air must also be to thin to use a helicopter to airlift things out.

[knowschad]

The problem with cleaning up Mt. Everest as I understand it is the fact that most all of the trash is at or near the top, including numerous dead climbers, and when one gets up there with the thin air and lack of energy from going that far, they simply do not have the necessary energy to bring the stuff down. That is why if you die at the top you stay at the top. I guess the air must also be to thin to use a helicopter to airlift things out.

True... but I'm also familiar with the saying that shoot rolls downhill. They brought it up full, they can bring it down empty, or not make the climb.