Tourists who will conquer Everest will have to take an unexpected thing with them on the journey

Climbers of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, will now have a new requirement: to carry their feces with them. This step, introduced by the Nepalese government, aims to address the problem of environmental pollution.

Every year, hundreds of climbers from around the world embark on the challenging journey to the mountain, leaving behind not only litter but also human waste. As CNN reports, this has long been a problem, but it has recently become a more serious concern for the government.

The harsh conditions on the mountain slow down the decomposition process of feces, leading to their accumulation on the slopes.

"The issue of human waste on Everest has been very serious," said Divas Pokhrel, the first vice president of the Everest Climbers Association, in an interview with CNN.

The new regulations aim to address this issue. Every climber who receives a permit to ascend Everest will be required to carry special bags containing chemicals that help neutralize odor and solidify feces.

Given that climbing the mountain often takes extreme climbers more than 10 days, they have to use the restroom multiple times. The bags provided to them are designed to be used up to six times.

Jinesh Sindhurakar of the Nepal Mountaineering Association stated: "Each person produces 250 grams (8.8 ounces) of excrement per day, and they will spend 2 weeks in higher camps to reach the summit."

As previously reported by TravelWise, a tourist who conquered Mount Everest told about an unexpected reason why she felt sick at the end of the trip.