Since the peak was first conquered in 1953, thousands of climbers have scaled it and many have left behind more than just their footprints.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/OfP4W
And I bet the, almost exclusively rich, people who actually created the mess (I would guess the vast majority of climbers have been there in the past 20-30 years) won’t even contribute to fund this, never mind actually clean up after themselves like they should have in the first place (and like those still swarming the sacred monument continue to do in exchange for the ego boost they’re there to seek).
I’m going to climb Mount Everest!
proceeds to walk up while carrying a minimal load over maintained paths and bridges while someone else carries everything and does the actual climbing
I did it, all by myself! #blessed #IAmEnough #strong
That’s truly depressing, but unfortunately in line with how we’re treating the rest of the planet 😔
Edit: fixed grammar
