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 ...
“Everest” true story: Here’s what happened to the real Mount Everest disaster climbers (plus a side-by-side look at the film’s cast)
Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain ...
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Nepal seeks better grip on Mount Everest tourism
For Nepal, getting Everest tourism right is key. International tourism is a crucial source of foreign exchange and jobs for the country, with the World Bank calculating the sector's impact at $2.2 ...
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Is “Everest” a True Story? A Look Back at the 1996 Disaster on Mount Everest That Took 8 Lives
More than 300 people have died climbing Mount Everest — the tallest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas near the China-Nepal border. On May 10, 1996, four different expeditions attempted ...
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A mountaineer's account of the Tibet earthquake: 'Everything was shaking'
German mountaineer Jost Kobusch was on Mount Everest when an earthquake hit that ... "My tent was relatively safe on a rock slab, like on a small balcony, flanked by ice towers to the right ...