Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say

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Climbers collect garbage at a Mount Everest base camp on May 11, 2020.
Climbers collect garbage at Mount Everest base camp on May 11, 2020.

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Dead bodies litter Mount Everest because it's so dangerous and expensive to get them down — and 2023 could be the most deadly season yet

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Mountaineers are seen making their ascent of Mount Everest on May 12, 2021.

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