The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 24,000 pounds of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during this year’s climbing season.

Garbage collected from Mount Everest is piled before it is sorted for recycling at a facility operated by Agni Ventures, an agency that manages recyclable waste, in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 24, 2024.

The highest camp on Mount Everest is littered with up to 40-50 tons of garbage, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead bodies frozen for years on the world ...