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Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years

A member of a Nepal government-funded team uses a spade to remove frozen trash on Mount Everest in Nepal in 2021. In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints.

A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton during this year’s climbing season. It’s estimated that 40 to 50 tons remain.

(Image credit: Peak Promotion)

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