Very True. An earlier post corrected me about the pollution and what has been cleaned up. I am astounded that there has been 500 tons of debris on that mountain.
I would imagine though that trying to clean and bring down human waste is another matter.
Pop Quiz, how many of these people going up there I wonder did so with the idea of being able to claim they had sex at the summit???????????????/
I think every climber should be required to pick up an oxygen canister and throw it as far as they can down hill on their return trip. It may not solve the whole problem, but it would make it easier over time.
That’s disgusting.
Nobody is having sex at the summit. At that altitude, simply placing one foot in front of the other requires every ounce of strength that an experienced climber can muster.
I think every climber should be required to pick up an oxygen canister and throw it as far as they can down hill on their return trip.
Maybe two feet.
If anyone went on an Everest expedition hoping to have sex at the summit then they are colossally stupid and naive... You are imply trying to exist above 8000 meters. You can take a couple of steps in a minute. No one is thinking that.
As for the waste th climbers have to spend 3-4 weeks acclimating to that altitude. Base Camp is at 19,000 feet... That’s a ton of time each year and hundreds of people are there (not just climbers but support and Sherpa). Once you get higher (camps 3 and 4) you can’t waste energy bringing down stuff. That extra weight saps your energy. Forget trying to get a body down. Never going to happen. Yeah it’s a mess but there’s just no easy way at that altitude. Base Camp is a different story.