Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The thing that gets my blood boiling is the discarded trash scattered around everywhere. They removed 3 tons of trash a few years back in a big cleanup attempt. If you can't carry your trash back, you shouldn't be climbing up in the first place :/


I wonder if tourism shouldn't be considered a form of pollution, and if the countries that export the most tourists shouldn't also pay a tax similar to a carbon tax towards cleaning the damage they do to the local environment.


Many places have a tourist tax already. In this case, like the article says, there's a $11000 tax for each person climbing the Everest.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2027 batch! Applications are open till November 2.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: