Every year, more than 600 people try to climb Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain. However, the growing number of climbers have turned the area into a gigantic rubbish dump, says Luc Boisnard, a conservationist (someone who protects the environment).
Boisnard, who is from France, takes part in climbing expeditions to remove rubbish in the Himalayas, the mountain range where Everest stands. “Behind every rock you find lots of oxygen bottles, tins, canvas and shoes. It’s really appalling,” he says.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to climb Everest in 1953, and reaching the 8,849-metre summit (peak) was dangerous. Today, Everest is often so overcrowded that climbers queue to reach the top. At that height the air contains less oxygen than humans are used to, and many…
