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

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 ...

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

Independent climbers hoping to summit Nepal's 8,000m peaks without supplementary oxygen or Sherpa support can relax. They're ...

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

The catalyst for the use of drones was the latest of the many deadly tragedies involving Sherpas on Everest. In 2023, three of the mountain guides were buried under an avalanche as they fixed rope ...

Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Wednesday flagged off an expedition to Mount Everest, aimed at providing invaluable “first-hand Everest experience” to instructors, enabling them to train ...

Kushang Sherpa, an HMI instructor who had climbed Mount Everest five times from three sides — southeast ridge, northeast ...