Bay Area Buddies Aim to Clean Up Mt. Everest
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A group of San Francisco Bay Area climbing buddies have left for Mt. Everest, planning to spend nearly two months hauling out at least 6,000 pounds of debris from camps on the world’s highest mountain. Although only about 1,000 climbers have reached the 29,028-foot peak, more than 280,000 have attempted it. The tons of garbage they left behind range from oxygen tanks to instant noodle packages.
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