The Ice Doctors Set to Prepare the Khumbu Icefall on Mt. Everest
The Khumbu Icefall, a frozen river that moves four feet a day, flows at the foot of Mt. Everest and must be navigated to reach the mountain's summit.
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High-Tech Sherpa Scout: Drones Deployed on Everest
Navigating Everest's Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Tour operators hope drones will help ...
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Everest Icefall Doctors About to Begin World's Most Dangerous Job
A team of eight Sherpa climbers left Namche Bazaar yesterday for Everest Base Camp. Soon, they will begin creating a path through the Khumbu Icefall.
Could drones really replace sherpas on Everest? Successful trials see drones carry 33lbs of equipment to Camp 1
Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain ...
Mount Everest: DJI drones show Sherpas dangerous path through Khumbu icefall
Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job. They transport equipment through the dangerous Khumbu Icefall. Drones are ...
Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...
Mount Everest's new Sherpas? Drones will now do the heavy lifting
For the first time, drones will be used on Mount Everest to carry gear and clean up, helping Sherpas and improving safety ...
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Sorrow on the Mountain
He had completed the basic and advanced mountaineering course at the Khumbu Climbing Center ... and a small avalanche rumbled into the icefall precisely where the 16 men had died.
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Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
Once the ladders and ropes are set along the Khumbu Icefall to Camp II ... In 2023, three of the mountain guides were buried under an avalanche as they fixed rope for foreign climbers.