Mount Everest Becomes a Trash Can

by Gracie Jane Climber Dragana Rajblovic says that you don’t a need a map to climb Mount Everest. Just follow the trash. After years of climbing, our favorite mountain is covered with trash. That’s right. Mount Everest is a trash can. Over the decades, garbage has been left behind on this beloved climbing area. Even bones have turned up on Mount Everest. In February, China even banned non-climbers to descend in an effort to reduce the numbers of unwanted trash. Luckily, some heroic and fit volunteers have started an almost impossible clean-up. 3 tons or 6,613 pounds of rubbish have … Continue reading Mount Everest Becomes a Trash Can