Extreme tourism

Nepal, Everest

• Tourism is biggest cash generating industry in country

Problems

• Deforestation for fires and heaing
• Waste and litter
• Littered bodies
• Lots of people, very crowded
• People climb without experience

Solutions

• Fewer permits---> limit total number of sherpas and climbers
• Smaller teams---> reduce dangerous traffic jams
• Certify outfitters…