MOUNTAIN OF TRASH: A Nepalese sherpa sparked debate amongst climbers after posting a video of what he described as 'the dirtiest camp I have ever seen' on Mount Everest.
Hari Budha Magar, former Gurkha veteran and double amputee climber who scaled Mount Everest poses for a photo in front of the statues of New Zealander Edmund Hillary, left, and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay on the 70 anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 29, 2023. The 8,849-meter mountain peak was first scaled by Hillary and Norgay on May 29, 1953.
Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world's 14 highest peaks twice. Since their ascent, thousands of people have scaled the 8,849-meter peak and hundreds have also lost their lives on the unpredictable slopes.
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