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World's Highest Garbage Dump Gets a Big Cleanup

Japanese cleaning crew plan to exhibit some of the trash in Japan to raise awareness about the pollution on the mountains.

Photo from another clean up expedition in 2006 picked by suebe 1 year ago

tags mt everest garbage

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22	Bornbad

1 year ago

pollution on the mountains

Wasn't that a Grateful Dead song?

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18	BrownTro...

1 year ago

I'm all for keeping Everest clean but I find it ironic that people are going up there to clean up garbage while at least a half dozen bodies also remain unclaimed on the mountain.

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suebe

1 year ago

« Bornbad : Wasn't that a Grateful Dead song?

I really should know by now not to drink anything when I read your comments
/wipes coffee off monitor

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suebe

1 year ago

« BrownTrout : I'm all for keeping Everest clean but I find it ironic that people are going up there to clean up garbage while at least a half dozen bodies also remain unclaimed on the mountain.

Maybe the bodies are in places too hard to get to.

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