we’re about halfway through the expedition now for the last two or three
expedition now for the last two or three
expedition now for the last two or three weeks Basecamp has literally been
weeks Basecamp has literally been
weeks Basecamp has literally been growing in population
growing in population
growing in population it’s also been shrinking or melting
it’s also been shrinking or melting
it’s also been shrinking or melting we’re actually camping on a glacier it’s
we’re actually camping on a glacier it’s
we’re actually camping on a glacier it’s covered with rock and rubble and
covered with rock and rubble and
covered with rock and rubble and throughout the weeks now the glacier is
throughout the weeks now the glacier is
throughout the weeks now the glacier is slowly melting around us you can
slowly melting around us you can
slowly melting around us you can actually see for example by looking at
actually see for example by looking at
actually see for example by looking at your own tent how it’s creating a shaded
your own tent how it’s creating a shaded
your own tent how it’s creating a shaded platform and everything around it is
platform and everything around it is
platform and everything around it is melting base camp is really filling out
melting base camp is really filling out
melting base camp is really filling out there’s 27 expeditions here right now
there’s 27 expeditions here right now
there’s 27 expeditions here right now it’s an international city where you get
it’s an international city where you get
it’s an international city where you get a really colorful cast of characters
a really colorful cast of characters
a really colorful cast of characters from all over the world we have two
from all over the world we have two
from all over the world we have two programs the one group is his group is
programs the one group is his group is
programs the one group is his group is Rocha Chow I’m smaller from Italy it’s
Rocha Chow I’m smaller from Italy it’s
Rocha Chow I’m smaller from Italy it’s the first time for me here this camp and
the first time for me here this camp and
the first time for me here this camp and I will try to last year when I was here
I will try to last year when I was here
I will try to last year when I was here climbing I met pratima who’s one of the
climbing I met pratima who’s one of the
climbing I met pratima who’s one of the most experienced Sherpa in the Khumbu
most experienced Sherpa in the Khumbu
most experienced Sherpa in the Khumbu for sure and his nephew Dallas Stevens
for sure and his nephew Dallas Stevens
for sure and his nephew Dallas Stevens and they were starting this project of
and they were starting this project of
and they were starting this project of collecting garbage and it’s pretty
collecting garbage and it’s pretty
collecting garbage and it’s pretty amazing to see what it’s turning into
amazing to see what it’s turning into
amazing to see what it’s turning into this year I represent a new generation
this year I represent a new generation
this year I represent a new generation of shippers we are more exposed to the
of shippers we are more exposed to the
of shippers we are more exposed to the world a lot of us are more educated than
world a lot of us are more educated than
world a lot of us are more educated than previous generation this year I’ve
previous generation this year I’ve
previous generation this year I’ve invited all the Sherpas at base camp to
invited all the Sherpas at base camp to
invited all the Sherpas at base camp to contribute with the cash-for-trash
contribute with the cash-for-trash
contribute with the cash-for-trash project and every kilo of garbage they
project and every kilo of garbage they
project and every kilo of garbage they bring here I give them a hundred rupees
bring here I give them a hundred rupees
bring here I give them a hundred rupees this is our fifth day we’ve collected
this is our fifth day we’ve collected
this is our fifth day we’ve collected two thousand kilograms of garbage so far
two thousand kilograms of garbage so far
two thousand kilograms of garbage so far we’re very optimistic and it’s going to
we’re very optimistic and it’s going to
we’re very optimistic and it’s going to be quite a big success it’s surprising
be quite a big success it’s surprising
be quite a big success it’s surprising to a lot of people that base camp isn’t
to a lot of people that base camp isn’t
to a lot of people that base camp isn’t actually just a garbage dump it’s
actually just a garbage dump it’s
actually just a garbage dump it’s relatively clean everybody works really
relatively clean everybody works really
relatively clean everybody works really hard to clean up the garbage that we
hard to clean up the garbage that we
hard to clean up the garbage that we bring in were accountable for bringing
bring in were accountable for bringing
bring in were accountable for bringing out that weight at the end of the trip I
out that weight at the end of the trip I
out that weight at the end of the trip I request to everybody to respect to the
request to everybody to respect to the
request to everybody to respect to the nature and try to help to click wherever
nature and try to help to click wherever
nature and try to help to click wherever we go
we go
we go not only the Samata but there are all
not only the Samata but there are all
not only the Samata but there are all the Himalaya vents
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