Groups of Tibetin voulenteers are set to begin the laborious task of cleaning up Mount Everest. The mountin is literaly strewn with the debrits of the
many summit attempts that have occured over the years. No doubt a few frozen bodies. Most modern expiditions now have to have a refuge plan, but in
the past they simply dumped wherever. This attempt is different as they intend to clean at higher elevations than before
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibetan volunteers are planning a trip to the top of the world's tallest mountain to pick up garbage.
The Tibetans will work with environmental protection experts over the next three years to clear up the rubbish on Mount Everest (news - web sites) at
an altitude of between 6,500 meters (21,300 ft) and 8,000 meters, China's Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Everest has been strewn with garbage ever since the pioneering attempts at its peak in the 1920s. Since then, the climbing traffic has multiplied.
"The local government has organized volunteers many times to clear away the rubbish, yet all of them failed because no volunteers can reach that
high," Xinhua said.
Cleanup
thanks fredT 
