US EditionDrones take on Everest's garbage
Airlift Technology's drones transported 300 kilograms of trash and essential gear during Everest's 2025 spring season, reducing risks for climbers and porters, officials said.
- In the 2025 climbing season, drone operators joined climbers at Everest Base Camp, using two DJI FC 30 heavy-lifter drones flown to Camp 1 at 6,065 meters to clear rubbish and transport climbing gear.
- Faced with growing rubbish on Everest, the drone programme follows a successful pilot operation last year and a Mount Ama Dablam trial that removed 641 kilograms of waste, improving on previous reliance on helicopters and manpower.
- The heavy drones cost about $20,000 each, were supplied by DJI, and during the spring season airlifted approximately 300 kilograms of trash, with local authorities covering other costs.
- For fixing teams and porters, the drones have eased workload and improved safety by reducing dangerous trips across the Khumbu Icefall with direct deliveries of oxygen, ladders, and ropes.
- Next month, Airlift Technology will take the drones to Mount Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest peak, and plans to expand the programme to other peaks for mountain cleanup and safety.
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Its slopes are so dirty that they are sometimes described as the highest landfill in the world. Each year, tons of waste are abandoned by climbers on Everest. A state-of-the-art technology could help clean the highest peak on earth. Nepalese guides are now equipped with two large-scale drones. And the first results seem encouraging.
·Paris, France
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Heavy-Duty Drones Airlift Garbage Off 'Highest Dumpster In World', Everest
Tonnes of trash -- from empty cans and gas canisters, to bottles, plastic and discarded climbing gear -- have earned once-pristine Everest the grim nickname of the "highest dumpster in the world".
·New Delhi, India
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