• 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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!

Reach out with any questions to: foundation@madisonmountaineering.com 

Upcoming Projects: 

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