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Poop Bags Now Required for Climbers on Mount Everest, Nepal

  The problem of pollution on Mount Everest has been well documented and SnowBrains has reported on the issue for several years now. Dubbed, โ€œThe Worldโ€™s Highest Garbage Dumpโ€ by National Geographic, Everest has seen several initiatives to clean up the trash left behind, such as the Bally Peak Outlook Initiative that has been cleaning up several of the worldโ€™s […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 20, 2024
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Plastic Carrier Bag Found at The Bottom of the World’s Deepest Ocean Trench

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An American diver has found a plastic bag nearly seven miles beneath the surface of the ocean, during a record-breaking dive.ย Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the deepest place in the ocean, the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, ย where he found sea creatures but also found a plastic bag and candy wrappers. Related: Plastic Waste and Toxic Chemicals are Being Found […]

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71,000-Pounds of Waste Removed from Everest | Nearly Half of that is Human Excrement

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With the end of the yearโ€™s main climbing season, mountaineers generated over thirty tonnes (over 70,000 pounds) of waste below Camp II on Mt Everest, an official at Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) said.ย After nearly 1,000 climbers and their support staff spent about two months on the slopes of Everest this season, โ€œLocals collected more garbage in the region this […]

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Steven Agar | July 6, 2018
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Everest Left With Piles Of Garbage This Season

Nepal has climbers pick up trash on Everest. Image: NBC News Mount Everest has been left with piles upon piles of garbage at Camp II in it’s short 2018 season, including human waste, tents, and other discarded gear.ย The mountain gets between 70,000 and 100,000 visitors each year. Trash left on Everest 2018 season. Image: Planet Ski More than 700 climbers […]

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Jenah MacGrain | June 6, 2018
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