Some time ago, 12 Sherpas spent 47 days collecting and cleaning the garbage on the world’s tallest peak. Though the tourism sector has been affected disproportionately by the coronavirus pandemic, a group of climbers in Nepal turned the crisis into an opportunity.
The pandemic has turned busy tourism spots into secluded destinations, and a climbing community in Nepal has leveraged this tourism hiatus to clean Mount Everest. The Sherpas spent 47 days collecting and cleaning around 2.2 tons of trash and garbage scattered around the Mount Everest base camp.
A Swiss luxury brand launched an initiative called Bally Peak Outlook to preserve the world’s tallest mountains and extreme environments from the consequences of excessive tourism and global warming.
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