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Climbers hoping to scale the world's tallest mountain will have to return with their own rubbish under new rules introduced in a bid to stop the mountain becoming a giant, and very tall, dump.

Any group which fails to descend without eight kilograms of rubbish for each team member will not get their $4,000 (£2,397) deposit back.

Nepal's government will open inspection offices at the mountain's base camp to inspect and weigh each climber's bag after they have returned from Earth's highest peak.

Officials estimate that hundred of tons of rubbish lie on the slopes of the icy mountain, including the frozen corpses of hundreds of climbers who died attempting to reach it's summit.

More than 4,000 people have climbed Everest, which stands at 8,948 metres above sea level.

Climbing the mountain has become more popular than ever with the Nepalese government dramatically reducing fees and offering discounts to tourist groups.

Next year the climbing fees will be reduced from just over £12,000 to just £6,600.

Last year Nepal generated over £2m in climbing fees alone while making millions more from tourists coming to the country to catch a glimpse of one of Earth's natural wonders.