China Closes Mount Everest Base Camp to Tourists to Battle Trash
A Nepalese sherpa collects garbage left by climbers on Mount Everest at an altitude of about 26,000 feet during a clean-up expedition in 2010. (Namgyal Sherpa/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Tourists without climbing permits will not be allowed at China's base camp.The Chinese hope to reduce the amount of trash left on the mountain.More than 9 tons of trash was removed from areas higher than 17,000 feet last year. The piles of trash have gotten so bad on Mount Everest...