Happy International Everest Day!
The Everest climbing season is over!
While we wait for the final season report, here are some of the highlights:
- It was a busy week on Chomolungma as climbers pushed for the summit in the narrow weather window from May 20-22. Over 500 climbers made it to the top this season.
- We once again have to mourn several deaths and missing persons. 5 Everest climbers are dead and 3 missing this summit season. Read.
- Our collaborator Kami Rita Sherpa, who took our ‘Respect it today, enjoy it forever’ message to the summit last year, has broken his own record: he’s now reached the summit 30 times! Congrats, Kami Rita!
- We’ve also seen some very harsh controversies last days. Read.
- This year we experienced a cool new twist: the challenge of bagging up poo and hauling it down to Base Camp. Pretty wild, huh? It’s a shock tactic to prevent the degradation of Everest due to irresponsible tourism. Still we are waiting for the final report about it.
What’s your take about all that? Drop us a line and share your thoughts.
Let’s chat about energy
Ever wonder how much energy it takes to power an Everest expedition? Here you can see.
Check out five ways to go green with renewable energy at Everest Base Camp here.
Oh, and one more thing…
Let’s not forget: your adventure isn’t just about you—it’s also the livelihood of many others: guides, porters, kitchen and logistics staff, families running restaurants and lodges, local farmers, travel agencies, airlines…
Climbing Mount Everest might be a win, but it’s only a real victory if you’re looking out for your whole crew and the ecosystem that surrounds you.
And when we talk about the environment, we place a lot of emphasis on individual responsibility. Because we can all do more to leave a smaller footprint. We might not be guilty of many situations, but maybe we’re not 100% innocent either.
