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May 3rd, 2008, 12:50
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Everest turning into world's highest cesspool
" , , ,"Toilet paper and human excreta litter the Everest base camp (at an altitude of 6,400 metres), the slopes, and even the summit (8,848 metres) itself," says Ang Tshering Sherpa, chief of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, which is entrusted with promoting mountaineering in this country.
"In summer, when the snow melts, the frozen human waste comes into sight and starts raising a stink. The grave health and environmental hazard the untreated excreta pose is a matter of great concern," Sherpa added." full story: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/... on=updatenews
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May 6th, 2008, 09:43
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I am not surprised...
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May 6th, 2008, 10:33
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This issues was raised a few years back as well and the need to keep the environment up there stressed on aggressively, i think they sent a team up to clean the place that year...but obviously not since..
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May 6th, 2008, 11:33
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It seems another team needs to offed to Everest as soonest as possible..
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