Nepalese climbers removed 2.2 tonnes (2,200 kilogram) of garbage from Mount Everest. The initiative by Bally Peak Outlook began in September 2020 and lasted 47 days wherein climbers cleaned Nepal's eight 8,000-meter mountains. The cleaning expedition was led by activist Dawa Steven Sherpa, who along with his team, removed 2.2 tonnes of garbage from Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu.