The man who holds the record for most climbs up Mount Everest will make the hike up the tallest mountain on Monday for his 19th time.
Appa, 48, grew up around the foot of Mount Everest as a yak herder. He said he is making this trip with his team to bring down all the garbage that has accumulated on the slopes. He said climbers bring down food packages, empty oxygen tanks, and rope, but often leave behind human excrements. Appa said he and his team will collect their own excrements along with bags full of waste to show other climbers that it is inappropriate to leave waste on the mountain.
"The mountain is not just a god for us but the snow and ice is the source for water we drink," Appa said. "Leaving behind human
waste is not just insulting to the mountain god but also contaminates the source of water."
Appa first climbed the 29,085-foot mountain in 1989, and has climbed it almost every year since. He has lived in suburban Salt Lake City since 2006.
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