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Actually, a TON of trash gets left there. Oxygen tanks especially. Also- if you die there, expect to stay put.
by krenoten 14y ago
Actually, a TON of trash gets left there. Oxygen tanks especially. Also- if you die there, expect to stay put.
- reaperhulk 14y agoOxygen bottles are not nearly the problem they used to be due to programs in the late 90s and on where companies paid Sherpas (and other climbers) for bringing empties back off the mountain. There's also been a concerted effort to pick up trash starting ~1990 (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day_20_International_Peace_Climb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day_20_International_Peac...)
- jordan0day 14y agoYeah, that's why I think my initial response was what it was. I knew that Everest gets trashed by the climbers (I don't actually know it, it's just one of those memes I've picked up on over time), so my initial impression when seeing the small brightly-colored objects in the picture was, of course, that is all that trash I've heard that gets left on the mountain.