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Nepal using Drones to Clean Mount Everest

April 30, 2024

Nepali guides who risk their lives carrying heavy loads through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest will soon face some competition – from drones. The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, home to the mighty 8,848-meter Everest peak, is testing heavy-lift drones to bring back garbage from the mountain. While officials confirm the cargo drones […]