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1-800 - Got-Junk? Asian Trekking heads-up from Mount Everest

Posted: May 08, 2012 11:29 am EDT

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(Newsdesk) The climb on Everest south side continues with remaining teams on the mountain fixing rope to the South Col (last high camp) yesterday. Asian Trekking report their clients are done with final rotation to C3 and their Sherpas cleaned almost 600 kgs (1300 lb) of junk from Everest south side in the past weeks.The Eco Everest climbing Sherpas brought down 579 kilograms of garbage (1300 lb) to Base Camp for the "Asian Trekking Cash for Trash Program" with a further 86 kgs and 71 kgs from high camps on May 6 and 7.Paul Thelen, Eberhard Schaaf, Vit...

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