One of the greatest Mount Everest guides is concerned about the peak’s growing piles of garbage
One of the greatest Mount Everest guides on Wednesday expressed concerns about the peak's growing piles of garbage, as he was honored by his government to mark Everest Day. Sherpa guide Kami Rita, who has scaled Mount Everest a record 30 times, was honored by Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Kathmandu on the anniversary of the first successful summit by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
“There had been cleanup campaigns but all of that have been for either Camp 2 or below.” Kami Rita also said Sherpa guides working on the mountain should have better conditions and benefits. “There needs to be increased amount of insurance up to 6,000,000 rupees and there should be a provident fund,” he said. The 54-year-old guide had scaled the 8,849-meter peak twice this month, breaking his own record for the most successful climbs.
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