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KATHMANDU, Nepal AP 鈥?The highest camp on the worlds tallest mountain is聽littered with garbage that is going to take
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yeezy Sherpas removed 11 tons 24,000 pounds of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year climbing season.READ MORE: Overcrowding on Mount Everest contributes to rise in deathsAng Babu Sherpa, who led the team of Sherpas, said there could be as much as 40-50 tons 88,000-110,000 pounds of garbage still at South Col, the last camp before climbers make their attempt on the summit. The garbage left there was mostly old tents, some food packaging and gas cartridges, oxygen bottles, tent packs, and ropes used for climbing and tying up tents, he said, adding that the garbage is in layers and frozen at the 8,000-meter 26,400-foot altitude where the South Col camp is located.Since the聽peak was first conquered in 1953, thousands of climbers have scaled it and many have left behind more than just their footprints.In recent years, a government requirement that climbers bring back their garbage or lose their deposits, along with increased awareness among climbers about the environment, have significantly reduced the amount of garbage left behind. However, that was not the case in earlier decades. Most of the garbage is from ol
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