Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris ...

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

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 ...

“Our type of expedition opens Mount Everest up to people who don’t have enough free time for the traditional experience,” Furtenbach told Outside. “We are confident they will summi ...

Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job ... In 2023, three Sherpas died in an avalanche while they were fixing ropes. This was also the trigger for improving the situation for the Sherpas.

I saw Mount Everest during my 50-minute flight from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Paro, Bhutan. The snowcapped Himalayas took my breath away — I've never seen such an incredible view in my life.

Establishing shots for the base camp scenes were filmed on the Mount Everest grounds in Nepal. However, an avalanche, which claimed the lives of multiple sherpas in 2014, ended the shoot early.