– It’s very dirty now.
Clear tale from Kanchha Sherpa.
The 91-year-old is the last surviving Sherpa who took part in the first successful expedition up Mount Everest in 1953, and on Saturday spoke with news agency AP.
He reacts strongly to the state of affairs on the world’s highest mountain.
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– Our greatest god
For many years it has been written about littering on the mountain.
Kanchha Sherpa believes that the authorities must reduce the number who are allowed to climb the mountain and that those who climb must show more respect.
– Some climbers throw their rubbish into the crevasse, which is hidden at the time, but eventually it will flow down to the base camp when the snow melts and carries it down, says Kanchha.
He explains that the Sherpa people see the mountain as a god and that they perform religious rituals before climbing the mountain.
– They shouldn’t soil the mountain. It is our greatest god and they should not defile the gods, says Kanchha.
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Stinker
Last February, Mingma Sherpa, leader of the remote community of Pasang Lhamu in Nepal, complained that the mountain simply stinks.
– We receive complaints that human excrement is clearly visible in the terrain. Some climbers also get sick. This is not acceptable and eats away at our ‘image’, Mingam Sherpa added BBC.
In 2018, Pemba Dorje Sherpa raced against the litter on the mountain.
– It’s disgusting and looks terrible. There are tons of rubbish on the mountain, said Pemba Dorje, who at the time had been on the summit 18 times.
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