Landscape Photography

[unfazed]

When 2 of our expedition made the top of Everest and 2 made the south Col and 2 made camp3 but succumed to the altitude. over 90% of our rubbish was removed as part of the expedition. I say over 90% as some was blown away by some severe huricane force winds and was unretrivable.
Is it not common practice to pay other to pick up your rubbish in all areas of life? Some see it as a way of making a living, I remember when I arrived back in Lukla to get our flight back to Kathmandu I shook hands with the porter who caried some of my gear amd gave him a 10euro tip as a thank you for his help and only later realised that it was the equivalent to two and a half days pay to him. The same porter was asked how far his home was from Lukla and his reply was "3 days walk". The biggest problem in the hi altitude areas is polution of the glacier rivers by the rubbish left in the mountains. They forget so easily that many of the communities they passed on the way and the porters they employed to assist them depend on these rivers for their survival.
A debate that will go on and on.
Back down to lower levels Biarritz from the top of the 248 step lighthouse and the beach at sunset