Everest covered in ‘rubbish’ … “You’d better not climb the mountain”

Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, suffers from litter left by climbers.

On the 30th (local time), foreign media such as Reuters reported the reality of Everest covered in garbage posted on Instagram by Nepali mountaineer and Sherpa Tienji, who has climbed Everest nine times.

The video shows Everest’s ‘South Call’ camp being covered in rubbish thrown by climbers. It is a shocking figure covered not with white snow, but with various garbage.

In an interview with Reuters, Tianji said, “Many mountain climbers who visit Everest throw away various garbage such as sleeping bags, shoes, bags, and tents.”

Tianji is known to have removed about 200kg of rubbish from the campsite with the team members.

He also said on Instagram, “Here we are who climbed Everest done.” “The campaign to clean the mountain started several years ago, but it is difficult to clean every time climbers leave rubbish on the mountain. We ask the government to punish those who throw rubbish on the mountains. “

He warned, “If you’re going to throw the trash, don’t climb the mountain.”

The government of Nepal, which manages Everest, introduced a rubbish deposit system in 2014. After collecting a rubbish deposit of around 4 million won before climbing, the deposit will be returned if you bring more than 8 kg of rubbish when you coming down the mountain. However, the effect was reported to be negligible.

Donga.com reporter Jo Yoo-kyung polaris27@donga.com