The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...
Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain ...
For the first time, drones will be used on Mount Everest to carry gear and clean up, helping Sherpas and improving safety ...
Thousands of jobs at Mount Everest may soon be at risk after plans to replace humans with Chinese drones were announced.
Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job ... In 2023, three Sherpas died in an avalanche while they were fixing ropes. This was also the trigger for improving the situation for the Sherpas.
The Khumbu Icefall, a frozen river that moves four feet a day, flows at the foot of Mt. Everest and must be navigated to ...
A team of eight Sherpa climbers left Namche Bazaar yesterday for Everest Base Camp. Soon, they will begin creating a path ...
Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain ...
The catalyst for the use of drones was the latest of the many deadly tragedies involving Sherpas on Everest. In 2023, three of the mountain guides were buried under an avalanche as they fixed rope ...