Mount Everest: Climbers will need to bring poo back to base camp
Mount Everest: Climbers will need to bring poo back to base camp
As I sit here contemplating the idea of climbers having to bring their own feces back down from Mount Everest, I can’t help but think about the absurdity of it all. But the more I reflect on it, the more it makes sense. Everything that goes up with you should come back down, right? If that’s too difficult, then maybe you shouldn’t be climbing Everest in the first place. It’s a basic principle of responsible mountaineering.
But of course, we can’t expect the wealthy climbers to carry their own shit, can we?… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker