The Ice Doctors establish and maintain makeshift bridges, essential for crossing deep ... climb Mt. Everest. Of those deaths, approximately one-in-seven occurred in the Khumbu Icefall - earning ...

For the first time, drones will be used on Mount Everest to carry gear and clean up, helping Sherpas and improving safety ...

Everest preparations ... Climbers ascend through the Khumbu Icefall, traverse the Western Cwm, and climb the Lhotse Face to the South Col (Camp IV, or High Camp). From Camp IV, climbers embark ...

From Everest’s basecamp, where the mountaineers were preparing to climb the world’s highest peak, a Nepali courier set off at ...

If you've ever dreamed of climbing Mount Everest, you must cross Khumbu Glacier first. It has deep crevasses and contains the infamous Khumbu Icefall, where blocks of ice shift the size of ...

The Sherpa Ice Doctors who find the route through Everest's dangerous Khumbu Icefall will no longer have to hunt for a safe way by trial and error. Cargo drones will ...