Answer to Dictation 1
There is a new rule about going to the toilet on Mount Everest.
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Answer to Dictation 2
Climbers on the world's highest peak will now have to take their own poo back.
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Answer to Dictation 3
This has led to a problem of human waste being left on the slopes.
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Answer to Dictation 4
We are getting complaints that human stools are visible on rocks.
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Answer to Dictation 5
The new rule requires climbers to buy a biodegradable poop bag.
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Thousands of discarded cans of oxygen litter the mountain.
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Answer to Dictation 7
An environmental organization estimated that there was around three tons of human poo.
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Much of this freezes and does not degrade.
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Answer to Dictation 9
Ongoing clean-up campaigns will help restore the dignity of this iconic peak.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Safeguard the health of both climbers and the local environment.
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