(2)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

(2)Eight tons of garbage cleared from Mt. Everest in 4 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese mountaineer Ken Noguchi (C) examines one of a pile of discarded oxygen tanks on Mt. Everest in May. He said in Tokyo on June 4 that he and his expedition teams have cleared nearly eight tons of garbage and over 400 oxygen tanks from the 8,850-meter summit in the past four years. Photo was provided by Office Seven Summits. (Kyodo)

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