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The Sherpas, Mountaineers, and Human Produced Waste of Mount Everest: The Quote of English Mountaineer George Mallory Related to Ascending Mount Everest, the First Person to Successfully Ascend Mount Everest, the Period When the Nepalese Government Opened its Borders to Foreigners, the Number of Tourist Visitors Within Nepal Annually, the 3rd Largest Stupa (Heap/Mound) Within Asia, the Location of the Boudhanath Stupa (Lord of Wisdom Heap/Mound), the Reason the Boudhanath Stupa Has Buddhist Prayer Wheels, the Nepalese Name for “Mount Everest”, the Reason the Nepalese Economy is Dependent Upon Tourism and Mountaineering, the Measurement of Peak XV (the Summit of Mount Everest) During the 19th Century, the Person Mount Everest Was Named for, the Etymology of “Chomolungma” (Goddess/Holy Mother), the Location of Mount Everest, the Etymology of “Sherpa” (East People), the Location the Nepalese Population Migrated From to Reach Nepal, How the Relationship Between Mountaineers and Sherpas Originated, the Primary Usage of Sherpas When Ascending Mount Everest, Sherpas Encouraging Mountaineers to Deposit Human Produced Garbage Into the Mountainside, the Reason This Method of Garbage Disposal Was Originally Encouraged, the Legislation Which Governed Sherpas From 1950 to the 1980’s, How the Nepalese Government Enforced This Legislative Policy, the Economic Cost of the Permit Required to Ascend Mount Everest, the Western Countries Which Provide Domestic Mountaineers an Opportunity to Ascend Mount Everest, the Average Annual Income Within Nepal, the Economic Cost of a Trekking Guide Within Khumbu, Nepal, the Economic Cost of a Trekking Guide for Mount Everest, the Reason Sherpa Guides are Becoming Increasingly Valuable and Rare, the Location of Mount Everest’s Base Camp, the Organization of the Basecamp of Mount Everest, the Number of Persons Who Attempt to Ascend Mount Everest Annually, the Mountaineering Crew of Every Mount Everest Expedition, the Ratio of Nepalese Sherpas to Foreign Mountaineers When Ascending Mount Everest, the Primary Usage of Mount Everest’s Base Camps, the Economic Cost of a Telephone Call From the Various Base Camps of Mount Everest, the Individuals Responsible for Human Produced Waste Collected Upon Mount Everest, the Last Year Sherpas and Mountaineers Could Throw Human Produced Waste into the Crevasses of Mount Everest, the Reason Human Produced Waste Upon Mount Everest Became Tolerable Post 1980, the Organization Which Collects Human Produced Waste From the Lodges of Mount Everest, the Reason All Human Produced Waste Can be Tracked, the Nepalese Legislation Which Forces Mountaineers to Return With Human Produced Waste, the Concept of “Penitentes”, the Importance of the Durga Puja (Worship of Durga) Festival Prior to Cleaning Base Camps, the Festival of Durga Puja, the Reason Some Nepalese and Tibetan Residents Believe No Human Being Should Ascend to the Top of Mount Everest, the Concept of “Lungta” (Wind Horses) (Tibetan Prayer Flags), the Beginning of the Acclimatization Process of Mount Everest, the Impact of Climate Change Upon the Icefall of Mount Everest, the Base Camp of Mount Everest With the Largest Volume of Human Produced Waste and the Reason for This, Mountaineers Slowly Removing all Human Produced Waste at the Camp 2 Base Camp of Mount Everest, the Possibility of Sherpas Being Transported Via Helicopter to Collect Human Produced Waste, the Reason This Plan is Dually Beneficial for Mount Everest, the Number of Sherpas a Single Helicopter Can Replace, the Benefit of This Technology for Mount Everest, the Reason it is Difficult for the Nepalese Government to Justify the Demand for Sherpas to Export Human Produced Waste by Migrating Through the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest, the Argument in Favor of and Against the Usage of Helicopter Craft to Ascend Mount Everest, the Necessary Amenities to Permit Inexperienced Mountaineers to Ascend Mount Everest, the Probability of Ascending to the Summit of Mount Everest With 2 – 3 Sherpas Per Single Mountaineer, the Argument in Favor of Providing Each Mountaineer With 2 – 3 Sherpas, the Location of the Death Zone of Mount Everest, Blood Oxygen Saturation at Sea Level vs Blood Oxygen Saturation Within the Death Zone of Mount Everest, the Problem of Cerebral Edema (Altitude Sickness) Whilst Ascending Mount Everest, the Technology Required to Reach the South Summit (South Pass) of Mount Everest, the Speed of the Wind Within the Death Zone of Mount Everest, the Reason Sherpas Collect Discarded Oxygen Tanks During Descent, the Human Produced Waste Which is Typically Left Behind Upon Mount Everest, the Time Required for Sherpas to Ascend the South Summit of Mount Everest, the Volume of Human Produced Waste Removed From Mount Everest Post the Beginning of the 21st Century, and the Volume of Human Produced Waste Created Within Kathmandu, Nepal Each Day

In 1924 when George Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, he replied “because it’s there”. Sir Edmond Hillary, the first person to successfully climb Mt. Everest is quoted as stating that climbers trying to follow in his steps “have turned the peak into the worlds highest garbage dump”. 60 years ago, Nepal was a kingdom which was closed to foreigners but in 1951, Nepal opened its borders and by 1962, 5000 people had visited. As of 2021, there are over 1,000,000 (1 million) visito...


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