<h5>What is this new rule?</h5><p>Officials have said people climbing Mount Everest will now have to clean up their own poop and carry it down to base camp to be disposed of. This new rule has been implemented by the Pasang Lhamu rural municipality.</p><p>The municipality has implemented this rule as the area's extreme temperatures prevent faeces from fully decaying, causing the mountain to stink. The municipality’s chairman has also said they have received reports that human faeces are visible on rocks, and some climbers are becoming ill.</p><p>So, climbers will now be required to take poo bags before climbing the world's highest peak.</p><h5>Where do people generally poo on the Mount Everest?</h5><p>During the climbing season, mountaineers spend most of their time in base camp adjusting to the altitude and temperature. In the base camp, separate tents serve as toilets, with barrels underneath collecting waste. However, once people start their climb, it gets difficult to poop.</p><p>Most climbers and support staff dig a hole to poop. However, the higher one goes up the mountain, the less snow is seen in some areas. So, this forces the person to do the deed in the open. Very few people bring their poo back in biodegradable bags, and the remaining poo doesn't fully degrade, causing a problem.</p><p>The head of the NGO Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has said waste remains a major issue in the area. Much of it is human excrement between the base camp and the camp towards the summit.</p><h5>So, how will this rule be implemented?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/new-rule-for-mount-everest-climbers%2FEverest%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=04190c56-4ca5-44e6-8e54-c6cfea520557"><figcaption>A clean-up campaign on Mount Everest. Photo by BBC.</figcaption></figure><p>The SPCC has plans to get 8,000 poo bags from the US for the upcoming climbing season in March 2024. The bags will be given to around 400 foreign climbers and around 800 support staff. These bags have special powders and chemicals to help solidify the poo and make it nearly odourless.</p><p>The SPCC head has said they plan to give two bags each to the climbers. Each bag can be used five to six times. Upon returning to the base camp, the people will also be inspected for their bags.</p><p>Many organisations do help clean Mount Everest and other mountains in the area. However, removing tents, ropes, plastics, etc., is easier than removing human excrement. So, it will be upon the climbers now to take care of their excrement. The climbers should also try to bring back all their waste to keep the environment clean.</p><p>Also, we must try not to litter and keep our surroundings clean. Do keep this in mind. If you observe anyone littering in public, even family members, make it a point to ask them to pick up their rubbish and dispose of it correctly. It's not wrong to want to live in a clean country, but we can't achieve this milestone alone.</p>

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