The world’s tallest and most famous mountain is a thing of beauty… From a distance. The reality is that Mount Everest, when you get up close, is covered in rubbish – and it’s becoming a big problem.
When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first documented ascent of Everest in 1953, climbing the iconic mountain was something only the bravest, most skilled and most prepared mountaineers could ever hope to do. But only a few decades after their pioneering ascent, Everest has become incredibly commercialised.
As National Geographic relates, hundreds of tourists attempt the summit every year – but many of them are novices who lack basic climbing skills…