Mount Everest has a poop problem

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Nepal has a stinky situation on its hands.

Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a major problem, and is even threatening the spread of disease, Ang Tshering, the chief of Nepal's mountaineering association, said, The Associated Press reports

Everest's climbing season only lasts a measly two months, but nearly 700 climbers brave the world's tallest peak and not all of them dispose of their trash, urine and feces properly

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None of Mount Everest's four base camps, which are located at 17,380 feet, have proper facilities. The camps have tents, equipment, supplies and even cooks, but no toilets. The waste is collected in a drum in a toilet tent, where it is then carried to a lower altitude and disposed Read more...

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