Those hoping to climb Everest this year will have to make some slight adjustments to their packing list, as new rules now mandate that climbers bring their excrement down with them from the world’s highest peak, in a bid to tackle pollution.
It has always blown my mind that they leave all their shit and garbage up there. Any and all responsible hikers, backpackers, and mountain climbers have a “pack it in, pack it out” policy. It’s the norm. Yeah, packing shit sucks, but you love nature, so you deal with it.
I’d wager that the love of nature is not something a fair amount of Everest climbers give two shits about, or at the very least it’s nowhere near the “photo op” that’s at the top of their list of priorities.
Eh, imo if you decide to risk your life unnecessarily climbing a mountain, plan to take your garbage out because you shouldn’t be let back down without it. Freeze up there with the garbage.
It has always blown my mind that they leave all their shit and garbage up there. Any and all responsible hikers, backpackers, and mountain climbers have a “pack it in, pack it out” policy. It’s the norm. Yeah, packing shit sucks, but you love nature, so you deal with it.
I’d wager that the love of nature is not something a fair amount of Everest climbers give two shits about, or at the very least it’s nowhere near the “photo op” that’s at the top of their list of priorities.
Tbh, keeping your rubbish on you probably isn’t on the forefront of your mind while you’re both slowly suffocating and slowly freezing up there.
It’s not really comparable to taking a hike through your local national park.
Not to say littering up there is justified, it’s not. but i can understand why it happens
Oh, I get that. But if it’s not something you’re willing and able to deal with, then you shouldn’t be going up there to begin with.
Eh, imo if you decide to risk your life unnecessarily climbing a mountain, plan to take your garbage out because you shouldn’t be let back down without it. Freeze up there with the garbage.