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

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

Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job. They transport equipment through the dangerous Khumbu Icefall. Drones are ...

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

When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies ... three of the mountain guides were buried under an avalanche as they fixed rope for foreign climbers.

Thousands of jobs at Mount Everest may soon be at risk after plans ... In April 2014, an avalanche killed 16 Sherpas, forcing the cancellation of that year’s expeditions. Then in 2023, three ...

The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre said the earthquake had its epicentre located at Batulasain of Achham district, 450 km west of Kathmandu at 6:33 am.

The 2015 movie Everest had several big-name actors added to its ensemble cast, all of them based on the real-life climbers of ...

Climbing season at Mount Everest kicks off in full force next month, but Sherpas won't be the only ones helping mountaineers try for the summit. The New York Times reports that companies running ...

Despite its name, Annapurna's slopes are unforgiving and dangerous with high avalanche risk ... John Waechter reached the summit of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) on May 25th, 2001.