The world-famous Mount Everest is a dream and challenge for many climbers, but it is also one of the highest man-made death rates in the world. It is reported that more than 300 bodies on this mountain have been left unattended on the mountain. Experts said that this has something to do with the increase in the number of climbers and the difficulty of collecting corpses!
Located in the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and China, Mount Everest is one of the highest mountains in the world at 8,848 meters, and is increasingly popular with mountaineers and adventurers. However, as more and more people rushed to the peak, the number of climbers increased, bringing with it a series of problems. One of the thorny problems that remains is the more than 300 bodies left on Mount Everest.
The number of bodies left on Mount Everest is staggering, and in most cases climbers die due to lack of oxygen, hypothermia and other reasons, and cannot be rescued or transported back to the base in time. In addition, when the weather changes suddenly or other emergencies occur, mountaineering teams often prioritize self-protection and do not have enough time and resources to transport the bodies, so they are left on the mountain. Over time, the corpses were gradually covered with ice and snow, gradually solidifying into "ice corpses", making rescue and collection more difficult.
One might ask, why not send a special team to the mountains to clean up the bodies left behind? That's because even rescue efforts have to overcome many difficulties, not to mention the collection of dead bodies. Mount Everest's high altitude, extreme weather, steep peaks and huge glaciers all pose an increased risk to collection. Even professional mountaineering and rescue teams cannot rescue every person stranded.
At the same time, Mount Everest is located far from the base, and it takes days or even weeks to reach the main climbing area of Mount Everest. In addition, the surge in the number of climbers and various modern mountaineering facilities have also brought many changes to the high-altitude environment of Tibetans. Because it is difficult for manpower to surpass the limitations of natural terrain, there is an extreme shortage of manpower to clean up corpses.
The corpses left on Mount Everest are not only sad and regrettable, but also have a significant impact on the ecological environment, contrary to the cycle of life and death of nature. Therefore, a better way to solve this problem should be found on Mount Everest.
At present, governments and non-profit organizations are studying how to solve this problem and holding some actions. For example, the Nepalese government has taken steps to tackle garbage on Mount Everest and launched a project called Clean Mount Everest to provide better protection measures for climbers. Some nonprofits are also calling for climbers to behave more responsibly and promote green mountaineering.
In this context, we need to strengthen the training and skills of rescue workers, establish and improve social support mechanisms, increase financial investment, encourage more volunteers to participate in the rescue, alleviate the shortage of manpower, and solve the problem of corpses left on Mount Everest. At the same time, it is also necessary to raise the awareness of environmental protection of all climbers and jointly maintain this natural resource.
Mount Everest is a magical and spectacular mountain, but it is also a challenging place, we need more research and action to better care for this great mountain, protect the surrounding ecological environment, carry forward the spirit of mountaineering, and achieve harmony between human beings and nature.