Mount Everest-Climbers To Carry Poop Back

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"Waste remains a major issue, especially in higher up camps where you can't reach," says Chhiring Sherpa, Chief Executive Officer of the non-government organisation Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC).

Although no official figure exists, his organisation estimates that there are around three tonnes of human excrement between camp one at the bottom of Everest and camp four, towards the summit.''

Mount Everest: Climbers will need to bring poo back to base camp - BBC News

 

[Tom L.]

This never occurred to me- maybe because I never climb really high mountains! I didn't think that many people climb Everest, but perhaps the cold climate prevents feces from decomposing, and what lays there stays there.