The Sherpa Ice Doctors who find the route through Everest's dangerous Khumbu Icefall will not have to hunt for a safe way by ...

The Sherpa team in charge of opening a route through Everest's Khumbu Icefall is about to begin their annual high-risk job. A team of eight Sherpa climbers and a small camp staff left Namche Bazaar ...

The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...

The Khumbu Icefall, a magnificent feature located in ... passage for those who wish to attempt the summit via the South Col route. Angela Benavides reported in an article for ExplorersWeb that ...

The team will fix and maintain the Khumbu icefall route for climbers attempting Mt Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse in the spring 2025 climbing season. The team includes icefall doctors; Ang Sarki ...

Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain ...

They transport equipment through the dangerous Khumbu Icefall. Drones are supposed to ... DJI will in future show the Sherpas an accessible route. The main climbing season on Mount Everest begins ...

With the 2025 climbing season set to start soon, preparations are in full swing to smoothly manage expeditions on various mountains, including Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak.

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