Sherpas remove rubbish from Everest

Posted by Nick Colton on 20/07/2010
Everest from the air. Jacques Belge

The BBC is reporting that a team of 20 Nepalese climbers have braved the heights of Everest to remove rubbish left by mountaineers.

The BBC report says that because global warming is melting the snow, rubbish that was once buried beneath the snow is now becoming exposed and therefore visible.

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