It鈥檚 time to rest in peace for the lost Everest dead
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China will dispose of corpses located above 8,000 meters on Mount Qomolangma 鈥 Mount Everest 鈥 in a respectful manner, according to recent announcement from the Tibet Autonomous Region鈥檚 Mountaineering Association.
The task will be carried out by the China Mountaineering Team (Tibet), which was established in Lhasa last week.
鈥淔irst of all, we will select three or four spots on the north face to place the remains,鈥 said Nyima Tsering, captain of the China Mountaineering Team (Tibet). 鈥淲here possible, we will move them downhill collectively.鈥
Body retrieval is a dangerous activity and requires considerable time and effort from fit mountaineers. A widely accepted way of disposal has been to wrap corpses and then push them into a crevasse or off a steep slope. They may also be covered with rocks to form a grave-like mound.
鈥淪o far we鈥檝e located 16 corpses along the climbing route on the north side,鈥 said Dechen Udrup, from Tibet鈥檚 Mountaineering Association, adding that recent climbers to have scaled Mount Qomolangma had provided reliable information on those locations.
The association has been trying to reach the victims鈥 families through foreign climbing agencies, but some bodies are too old to be identified.
The Tibet Autonomous Region carried out large-scale cleanup activities on Mount Qomolangma in 2018, removing more than 8.4 tons of garbage above 5,200 meters.
鈥淚t will be the first time for us to deal with the remains of mountaineers,鈥 Nyima said.
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