SPCC's new Everest rangers help mountain cleanup hit record 90,000 kg
Summary
This spring, Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee's new Everest rangers helped remove a record 90,000 kg of waste from Mount Everest, introducing stricter monitoring at higher camps to ensure effective cleanup.
Key Points
- Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee stationed rangers at Camp II on Everest for the first time to monitor waste brought down by climbers.
- SPCC removed a record 90,329 kg of waste from Mount Everest during the busiest climbing season ever.
- New rules required climbers to bring back at least 2 kg of waste from above Camp II, closing previous monitoring gaps.
- SPCC plans to expand ranger deployment to Camp IV next season to combat pollution at the South Col, the most polluted spot on Everest.
