article_snippet: Human waste left by climbers on Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world's highest peak.
article_snippet: The more than 700 climbers and guides who spend nearly two months on Everest's slopes each climbing season leave large amounts of faeces and urine, and the issue has not been addressed, the chief of Nepal's mountaineering association, Ang Tshering, told reporters on Tuesday. '
article_snippet: Climbers usually dig holes in the snow for Climbers toilet use and leave the human waste there,' Tshering said, adding that the human waste has been 'piling up' for years around the four camps.
article_snippet: Human waste left by climbers on Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world's highest peak, chief of Nepal's mountaineering association said .
article_snippet: Tshering said Nepal's government needs to get climbers on Mount Everest to dispose of Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest properly so the mountain remains pristine.
article_snippet: At the base camp, where there are more porters, cooks and support staff during the climbing season, there are toilet tents with drums to store Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest.
article_snippet: Once filled, drums are carried to a lower area, where Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest is properly disposed.
article_snippet: Dawa Steven Sherpa, who has been leading Everest cleanup expeditions since 2008, said some climbers carry disposable travel toilet bags to use in the higher camps. '
article_snippet: It is a health hazard and the issue needs to be addressed,' Dawa Steven Sherpa, who has been leading Everest cleanup expeditions since 2008 said.
highlights_snippet: Their toilets are usually holes in the snow, a Nepalese official said .
  
highlights_snippet: a Nepalese official said that the waste has been 'piling up' for years around various camps .