Re:Death in the clouds: The problem of bodies on Everest (2015)
by kaffeemitsahne on Saturday May 27, 2017 @06:19AM
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As an aside, pretty baffling that people go to all the trouble to travel through such a unique, pristine environment and still won't bother to clean up their rubbish (just to be clear, actual garbage, not human remains).
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Re:Death in the clouds: The problem of bodies on Everest (2015)
by darklajid on Saturday May 27, 2017 @07:28AM
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I'm clueless about this whole process. Where would they put that? Carry it up and down again?
Is that feasible?
Re:Death in the clouds: The problem of bodies on Everest (2015)
by calvano915 on Saturday May 27, 2017 @03:55PM
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Sherpas trek up and down various parts of the climb dozens of times for each group that hires them setting up the next camps, routes, etc. There are people paid for cleanup who also do similar.
The tourists/climbers could do it but aren't as acclimated to the environment. Paying someone else to do it is probably the best way to ensure reliable cleanup and safety of the tourists/climbers.