Only a few people bring their excrement back in biodegradable bags from their climbs on Everest.

Everest climbers were asked to clean up the feces and bring it back to base camp for disposal, Everest Climbers reported. British Broadcasting Corporation. The Pasanglam Rural Municipality made the decision because “the mountain has started to stink” because the extreme temperatures in the area prevent the feces from fully degrading.

Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Pasang Lhamo township, told the media: “We have received complaints that human feces can be seen on the rocks and that some climbers have become sick. This is unacceptable and detrimental to our image.” People who want to climb the world’s highest mountain and neighboring Lhotse Peak need to buy a “poop bag” at base camp. The bags will be “inspected upon return.”

It is worth noting that during the climbing season, climbers stay for a long time at the base camp, where there are separate tents for toilets and other necessities. However, once climbing begins, they tend to dig a hole to defecate, but less snowfall in some areas forces climbers to defecate in the open. Only a handful of people have brought their excrement back in biodegradable bags from their climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

“Garbage is still a major problem, especially in high-rise camps where you can’t reach it,” said Chhiring Sherpa, chief executive of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, a non-governmental organization (NGO) operating in the area. Several clean-up drives were conducted, including an annual clean-up led by the Nepal Army. According to the group, there are about three tons of human waste between Camp 1 at the base of Everest and Camp South Cole, known as Camp 4, closer to the summit.

Stephen Keck, an international mountain guide who regularly organizes expeditions to Everest, claims that the South Col has earned its reputation as an “open toilet.” Mr Keck told the BBC: “There’s almost no ice or snow here, so you’ll see people’s stools everywhere.”

The NGO is currently importing more than 8,000 poop bags from the United States to serve an expected 400 international climbers and 800 support staff in preparation for the upcoming climbing season starting in March. The chemicals and powders in these poop bags solidify human waste, making it essentially odorless.

It is worth noting that it is estimated that the average climber excretes 250 grams of waste per day. To reach the summit, they often stayed at a mountaintop camp for two weeks. “Based on this, we plan to give them two bags that they can use five to six times each,” Mr Chilling added.