Chinese drone company DJI (Da Jiang Innovations) is working with Buddhist nation Nepal to supply heavy left drones that will help clear the estimated 140 tons of garbage on Mt. Everest. Perhaps more distressingly, over 300 bodies of climbers are scattered on the mountain. World’s Highest Garbage Dump At least one body has been on the mountain since 1924, but growing incursions of climbers have grown the number of bodies and the amount of debris on the slopes. DJI reported in June, ”Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, has seen 6,664 successful summits as of 2023. With the increasing number of climbers each year, Everest has also become known as the “world’s highest garbage dump.” According to the Nepal Times, approximately 140 tons of waste have accumulated on Everest over seventy years. This waste includes oxygen bottles, food packaging, human waste, and even the bodies of climbers who perished on the mountain.” Buddhists, who according to a friend who practices …
