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They leave oxygen tanks littered up there.

They leave human bodies up there, too, but those are usually moved out of view.

That's what I was going to comment, if they don't even bother bringing back the deads you can be sure they leave everything they can to save weight

I admit I haven’t climbed Everest but an important principle of the backcountry (or elsewhere in nature) is “Leave no Trace”.

But Everest sounds like an urban environment.