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A scheme to encourage climbers to bring their waste down from Mount Everest is being scrapped - with Nepalese authorities telling the BBC it has been a failure.

Climbers had been required to pay a deposit of $4,000 (£2964), which they would only get back if they brought at least 8kg (18lbs) of waste back down with them.

It was hoped it would begin to tackle the rubbish problem on the world's highest peak, which is estimated to be covered in some 50 tonnes of waste.

But after 11 years - and with the rubbish still piling up - the scheme is being shelved because it "failed to show a tangible result".

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 87 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

As it essentially only caters to the wealthy, I am not shocked. Make it $50k, not like they won't want to climb Everest.

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 15 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I like how these wealthy turds still think it's impressive they "climbed" mount Everest.

Like fuck, if you do it in a group of 100 people and you've got 10 guides carrying your bags who've done it a thousand times, and youre not even going to the highest or toughest part, im not even going to pretend to be impressed.

Anyone who says they climbed Everest is just a self-absored rich asshole.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Now, the dude who climbed it with no oxygen and then skied all the way back to base camp, THAT was impressive.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

More than very likely they are a self-absorbed ladder-climbing asshole or a trust fund baby asshole.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yes, I'm thinking this was the real issue.

Maybe put up a nice instagrammable leaderboard to gamify it, and so people will be driven to virtue signal, and anyone who can't looks as bad as they're being.