Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain guide Mingma Gyalje Sherpa. They completed the first successful drone ...

NGIMA Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 170cm, 68kg native of Nepal's ...

Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby ...

Help may at last be on the way for the Nepali Sherpas who carry heavy loads for foreign climbers through treacherous sections ...

"For a foreigner, a Sherpa means someone who carries loads ... the gateway to the southern side of Mount Everest. Because their physical prowess at high altitudes is unmatched, they are the ...

Pastemba Sherpa, a Mount Everest guide, breaks down every piece of gear Sherpa guides use to summit the world's tallest mountain. All of this equipment needs to be carried up and back, so guides ...

The mountain is sacred to the local Sherpa and Tibetan communities and stands as a symbol of human endurance and achievement. "Mount Everest occupies a unique place in human consciousness," said Dai.

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

Kancha Sherpa has witnessed decades of such change firsthand. At 92 years old, Kancha is the only surviving member of the first summit ascent of Mount Everest expedition, led by Edmund Hillary and ...

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