Sherpa's claim government will be unable to properly clean up Everest, despite claims
Nepal recently claimed that it will use the army to clean up all the pollution that was left on Mount Everest by various climbers. Sherpa's, the country's leading mountaineers, have said that the army will be unable to reach the highest points of the mountain and that sherpas should be hired and mobilized to do the job, as they have the necessary skills.
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