Extreme Everest Expedition
The team of 20 is lead by Namgyal Sherpa, who is no rookie to the mountain. Namgyal Sherpa has summited Everest 7 times, and has been part of several other expeditions that didn't quite summit, as well as a rescue team member time and time again. "We plan to bring down between 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms of garbage and the body of a Swiss climber who died in the zone in 2008," says Namgyal Sherpa. This awesome seasoned team of Nepalese leave no trace practitioners (LNT), plan to reach the summit by May 15. The Plan is to work their way down relaying the trash to other team members.
"But this is a risky project and the actual start of the campaign will depend on weather." Namgyal Sherpa, team leader said. "Oxygen bottles, utensils and bodies that were buried under the snow in the past are becoming more and more visible in recent years owing to the melting of snow caused by global warming" he continued. Within the Death Zone there are 5 visible corpses known of. Only the family of the deceased Swiss climber Uwe Gianni Goltz, has released consent of the bodies removal. The first summit ascent recorded was in 1953, since then there has been more than 4,000 attempts by would-be climbers littering the mountain. Don't get the wrong impression, it's nothing like driving down your local highway. You won't be finding fast food wrappers, cigarette butts, soda cans, or bottles (or at least you shouldn't) all over the place. The litter will typically be old ropes, oxygen tanks, wend blown tents, gas canisters, etc. discarded for various reasons, sometimes life or death situations. I truly wish the best for this team. Please keep them, their efforts, and their safety in your thoughts. Hopefully this inspires some of you to pick up that piece of trash on your favorite trail, or in your local park. Who cares if it's no yours, it's all of our responsibility. I for one will be carrying an empty GLAD bag with me up the Inlcine Thursday (more excuses to stop and catch my breath, haha). Be thankful you only have to go a few feet to the closest trash can, not an 8,000 meter plus journey.
Menikmati,
Bunny
