So vast is the amphitheater of mountains around Everest Base Camp that climbers often see avalanches before they hear them. The sound follows like thunder after lightning, an oceanic hiss as ...

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

Girawong was climbing Mount Everest with Seattle-based Madison Mountaineering group when the quake trigged an avalanche on the Earth’s highest mountain. More than 2,300 people have been reported ...

A team of eight Sherpa climbers left Namche Bazaar yesterday for Everest Base Camp. Soon, they will begin creating a path ...

He doesn’t say so, but he’s referring to three of his and his wife’s relatives — three Sherpas who died on another ascent of Mount Everest, who fell into a crevasse during an avalanche on ...

A Mount Everest avalanche last week that killed 16 Sherpas — professional Nepalese mountaineers paid to assist recreational climbers — caps off the worst three-year period for Sherpas in ...

The Mount Everest Season Begins The spring climbing season will begin in the next several weeks in the Himalayas – including teams headed to Mount Everest. The ...

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

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

For the first time, drones will be used on Mount Everest to carry gear and clean up, helping Sherpas and improving safety ...

“A deeply spiritual man, Mingma became convinced that earthquakes and avalanches were the direct result of Everest expeditions disrespecting the mountain by abandoning their litter and their dead.