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

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nepali mountaineer Mingma Tsiri Sherpa is a legend in the climbing community – the first person from his country, ...

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

A Sherpa scaled Mount Everest in 10 hours and 56 minutes, setting a new record for the fastest climb of the world's highest mountain. Lakpa Gyelu, 35, broke a record set by fellow Sherpa guide ...

Unmanned aircraft could be used to perform dangerous tasks and ‘take away the livelihoods of thousands’ of mountain guides in ...

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

Gelje Sherpa (pic), 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849m (29,032ft) Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope and shivering from extreme cold in the ...

The enduring fascination of the world’s highest mountain is reframed in this dutifully stirring documentary about a renowned ...

When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest ... where climbers could eat hot food,” Sherpa said. “I thought, why not use drones on Everest’s south side, especially ...

For Nepal, getting Everest tourism right is key. International tourism is a crucial source of foreign exchange and jobs for ...