Mount Everest has a lot of claims to fame. Among them: the vast quantity of trash left behind by climbers. For years, local Sherpas and volunteers have been clearing trash from the mountain, which is arduous and exhausting at best, and even deadly at worst. This fall, Nepal deployed drones to help carry the load, as The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reported.
This story originally aired on Aug. 28, 2024.
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