Man, how can I help! That really sickens me how irresponsible people can be.

that's very altruistic. I admire people who are actually climbing mount everest for a cause and not for their own personal satisfaction or any other reason.

Had no idea that the situation is that bad. That is terrible.

Everest really needs a "Take only pictures. Leave only footprints" policy for expeditions. They are getting better, as most of the garbage up there is from earlier expeditions and there are cleanups happening on everest every now and then, but the logistics and costs involved in such cleanups make it difficult. It's one thing to carry a load of garbage out of a park, but removing it from Everest Base Camp (and camp 2, 3...) is another story.

There was some talk of using the new robotic helicoptor to make runs up and down the mountain carrying garbage out. But it seems like a costly way to do things.

Ken is doing great work. Kudos.

I recently saw that Mount Everest is melting, and in 30 years, it will have melted by 1%, its really sad and extremely frusterating, wow

Dear Friends of Nature:
Ken Noguchi deserves the Nobel Prize. Never before has any one person spearheaded such a successful drive, and expended so much personal time, effort, and assets, to accomplish so much for the planet. With his team of climbers and Sherpas he has brought down more than 19,000 lbs of trash from the summit of Mt. Everest.
Those of us who love the plants, animals, seas, and mountains of the earth should together spearhead a drive to nominate Ken Noguchi for a Nobel Prize. Please contact by e-mail or letter every wildlife, nature, geological, mountaineering, and ecological conservation organization you can find, and urge them to nominate him for this award. "...Never have so many people owed so much to ...." A single ordinary person. He deserves this honor.
Cordially, Maggie Eriksson, 222 N Whitford, Fergus
Falls MN 56537; mnmaggie@peoplepc.com