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Everest's Trash Heap at Camp Four
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Camp Four on Mount Everest is turning into a literal trash heap—abandoned tents, oxygen tanks, and human waste littering the highest campsite on Earth. With record-breaking crowds—274 climbers summiting in one day—waste piles up faster than cleanup crews can handle, especially at deadly altitudes. Some debris dates back nearly 70 years, revealing a grim legacy of expeditions. Last year’s cleanup removed 11 tons of trash and even recovered four bodies, but the scale is overwhelming. Despite skyrocketing permit fees ($15,000) and claims that oxygen makes the climb manageable, the visual chaos at Camp Four forces a sobering question: can adventure survive without destroying the planet’s most sacred peaks?
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