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Published: Jan 27, 2021 | 13:48:24 IST
A Nepalese sherpa collects garbage left by climbers, at an altitude of 8000 metres during the 2010 Everest clean-up expedition. Photo:
NAMGYAL SHERPA / Stringer
On the crest of the Himalayas, at the border between Nepal and Tibet stands Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. But in and around it, lies a whole lot of trash left behind by mountaineers. Now, a group in Nepal is collecting tonnes of this trash to convert it into pieces of art.
The Sagarmatha Next Centre, a visitors’ information centre and waste-upcycling facility located on the trail to the Everest Base Camp, is taking charge of the creative initiative. The group will collect everything from used oxygen bottles, torn tents and ropes to plastic wrappers and cans littered by trekkers in and around the almost 30,000 ft. tall peak. Local as well as foreign artists will then work on creating artwork from these discarded items, to be showcased in a nearby gallery.