Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Everest: Top Sherpas slam Nepal's plan to
clean rubbish from mountain
The peak of Mount Everest rests at 8,848
meters above sea level. It is part of the Himalayas, a mountain range in Asia
stretching about 2,400 kilometers across the countries of Bhutan, India, Nepal,
China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Recently, more people want to reach the peaks
of those high mountains, and Mount Everest alone attracted 800 mountaineers in
2018. The problem is that they leave trash behind, such as oxygen and cooking
gas cylinders, climbing gear and other rubbish like food wrappers, cans, and
bottles. Also, most of them leave their poo and some of them their own bodies. Such
trash, human waste, and bodies amount to tons in and around all over the
mountains waiting to be removed. In order to clean the mess, humans need to go
up, collect the trash and bodies, and carry them down because they are left
beyond the reach of garbage collection trucks. The question is who and how? Sherpas
or soldiers?
Indeed, Mount Everest has a mountain of a
problem.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about the
amounting problem in and around the mountain peaks.
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