Tbh, keeping your rubbish on you probably isn’t on the forefront of your mind while you’re slowly suffocating up there.
It’s not really comparable to taking a walk over your local national park
Comment on Nepal tells Everest tourists to take their shit with them
Drusas@kbin.social 2 months ago
It has always blown my mind that they leave all their shit and garbage up there. Any and all responsible hikers, backpackers, and mountain climbers have a "pack it in, pack it out" policy. It's the norm. Yeah, packing shit sucks, but you love nature, so you deal with it.
PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Drusas@kbin.social 2 months ago
Oh, I get that. But if it's not something you're willing and able to deal with, then you shouldn't be going up there to begin with.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Eh, imo if you decide to risk your life unnecessarily climbing a mountain, plan to take your garbage out because you shouldn’t be let back down without it. Freeze up there with the garbage.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’d wager that the love of nature is not something a fair amount of Everest climbers give two shits about, or at the very least it’s nowhere near the “photo op” that’s at the top of their list of priorities.