But the suggestion was lost on the older teenage cleaners, who raced up the mountain to start rock climbing and repelling.
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Tourism accounts for an estimated 10% increase in wood consumption, according to the Nepalese government, which leads to an estimated 240 million cubic metres of mountain topsoil lost on Everest every year, further triggering forest depletion.
And hedge fund titan David Einhorn has publicly dismissed Green Mountain as an overvalued stock backed by poor management: Since Einhorn first spoke last fall, Green Mountain stock lost nearly three-quarters of its value.