• Madison Mountaineering staff carry waste out of Lobuche East High Camp in Nepal’s Everest region.

  • Madison Mountaineering Sirdar and Guide Aang Phurba Sherpa package up old fixed line cleaned from Annapurna 1’s North Face climbing route.

  • Madison Mountaineering staff pick up trash from the final stretch of the trail to Annapurna North Base Camp at 4,025m / 13,200’ in Nepal’s wild and spectacular Miristi Khola River Gorge.

  • Madison Mountaineering staff remove trash from the North Annapurna Glacier on Annapurna 1 at 5,050m / 16,575’.

  • Climbers from a neighboring team lend a hand as Madison Mountaineering staff gather trash from Lobuche East High Camp (5,180m / 17,000’) in the Himalayas of Nepal.

  • Discarded fuel cans gathered by Madison Mountaineering staff from Ama Dablam, Nepal.

  • Sirdar and Guide Aang Phurba Sherpa (center) in Nepal’s Khare Village with members of a Madison Mountaineering team after a successful cleanup effort on nearby Mera Peak.

  • Carrying trash out of the mountains after a successful cleanup on Annapurna 1, the planet’s 10th highest peak.

  • Madison Mountaineering Advance Base Camp Manager Khomba Thapa Mugar hunts for trash with Sirdar Aang Phurba Sherpa in the wide expanse of Everest Camp 2.

  • Removing trash from the flanks of the planet’s highest peak at Everest Camp 2 (6,500m / 21,300’).

  • Madison Mountaineering staff Dorje Sherpa and Dawa Sherpa pick up trash at Everest Camp 2 at 21,300’ / 6,500m.

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Photos by Terray Sylvester

Madison Mountaineering Foundation

The Madison Mountaineering Foundation supports direct action to remove waste and restore the environment in high-altitude climbing destinations worldwide.

Through conservation initiatives we strive to unite climbers with local partners in a shared vision of a sustainable future for the alpine communities and ecosystems we cherish.

Join us to support the planet’s precious mountain environments and the communities that rely on them!

Upcoming 2025 Projects: 

  • Environmental Restoration project in the K2 Region of Pakistan – June 24 – August 4, 2025
  • Gokyo Ri / Lobuche / Island Peak Environmental Restoration Expedition – October 18 – November 7, 2025
  • Everest Base Camp Environmental Restoration Trek – October 18 – November 7, 2025

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