Don’t Travel
My dog hates it when I travel. I'd like to think its because she misses me, but perhaps its because she doesn't get to be entertained as much when I'm not around. While I was in the middle of planning a trip, she decided to plop herself on top of all the maps and junk I had on the floor.
The 3 Legged Dog who Could
She leapt without a hint of fear even though the table was well above 1 metre in height.
We shouldn't limit ourselves by what we think is impossible.
Cleaning up the Highest Mountain in the World
Yes, mountaineers love the outdoors. Apparently, they love to litter as well. The place they most love to leave all their crap is on Mt Everest where they dump all their spent gear, pipes, old ropes, plastic bottles, oxygen bottles, what have you.
Well, recently, appalled by the mountains of trash adding to the mountains girth, the Nepali government finally decided to do something about it. And boy did they haul trash- eight (8) tons worth in a mere 2 months!
What is amazing is that only 29 sherpas were working- they are really supermen. What is also amazing is that there are approximately twenty (20) tons of trash left to haul.
Thankfully, all future climbing teams are now required to carry all of their waste back down for recycling or proper disposal at the waste management plans in Khumbu. Hefty fines await those who flout the rule- and while there's trash in the mountains it's easier to hide, but once the full clean up is done, litterbugs better watch out.
Read more about the efforts here: Save Everest Campaign