Everest Cleanup Starts Today

An expedition team will trace the path climbing Mount Everest for cleanup mission. Reportedly, they will bring down to the tons of garbage left on the highest mountain in the world.

Team of climbers led by Apa, a record breaking Sherpas climbing Everest 20 times, will begin to climb on this day, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. They are targeted to clean up Everest from the alleged waste weighing up to five tons.

Associated Press Reporting from the page, A total of four tonnes of rubbish will be cleared from the foot of the mountain down to the mid-point climb. While a ton of rest will be taken from near the summit of Everest.

For every kilogram of waste they bring down the government of Nepal to provide a fee of 100 rupees or about Rp12.000. No mention is how long the mission of this cleaning will be done, but what do sincerely confessed.

"I'm doing this for my country, my people and to Everest," said Apa.

Since Mount Everest was conquered by open to the public in 1953, thousands of people have climbed the mountain. They leave trash ascent, such as oxygen cylinders, tents, and other rubbish which may inhibit their travel.

As more and more waste, the government of Nepal implemented regulations for the climbers to bring along trash they bring in or will be fined. Nevertheless, the garbage is still seen climbing on the slopes of Everest.

Ang Tshering, cleaning Everest expedition organizer, said that this is the fourth year Everest clean-up efforts are made. What is chosen as leader of the expedition because he had climbed Everest every year since 1989.

Apa says that he first climbed Mount Everest when it was still covered in ice and snow. Now due to global warming, said apa, some places in the Everest looks clean from snow and basic rocks began to appear. This will jeopardize efforts to climb in the future.