Fixing problems with old fixed ropes on Everest: A vow to take them down to set a precedent

“Everest is full of waste. It is the world’s highest garbage dump.”

As hundreds of climbers reach the base of the highest mountain on earth every spring, this statement is repeated in both national and international media outlets . The statement holds true too as waste like human faeces, kitchen waste, shoes, socks, wrappers, tents and old fixed ropes have piled up in the mountain over the past 70 years.