Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Add InterestChina will cut the number of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest from the north by one-third this year as part of plans for a major cleanup on the world's highest peak, state media reported Monday. The cleanup efforts will include the recovery of the bodies of climbers who died at more than 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) up the mountain, they said. Each year, about 60,000 climbers and guides visit the Chinese north side of the mountain, which China refers to by its Tibetan name, Mount Qomolangma. In 2017, 648 people summited Everest, including 202 from the north side, according to the nonprofit Himalayan Database.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2019 06:17 UTC