A deeply disturbing video from Mount Everest is going viral on social media, showing piles of human waste, scattered tents, and trash left behind by climbers at one of the base camps. The visuals, shared by popular X handle @AMAZlNGNATURE, have sparked widespread outrage online—especially among environmentalists, trekkers, and nature lovers.
The post claims Everest is now buried under 12,000 kg (26,500 lbs) of human excrement, along with general garbage and leftover climbing gear. With more than 4 million views, the video has ignited serious debate over the impact of human tourism on one of the planet’s most iconic and fragile environments.
Once revered as the “roof of the world,” Mount Everest is now drawing attention for all the wrong reasons.
One furious user wrote, “Congrats humanity—we’ve managed to litter the top of the world too.” Another commented, “It wasn’t the locals who destroyed Everest, it’s the rich tourists chasing enlightenment and leaving their sht behind—literally.”*
New 2024 rules mandate climbers to carry back their own waste, but years of accumulated garbage and neglect have left the mountain’s campsites in a horrifying state. The video shows clearly how unregulated tourism and big-money expeditions are damaging the very wilderness people come to admire.
