The Helicopter Crews Rewriting Everest’s Odds

Gauchan said that the helicopter’s instrument panel provides a color-coded safety scale of green, yellow, and red. “During ...
Sam Chui on MSN

A Flight to Mount Everest + World’s Most Dangerous Airport - Lukla

Our helicopter took off at sunrise around 6:20 AM from Kathmandu Airport, heading to Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest. The flight to Lukla takes 25 minutes by fixed-wing airplane or 40 minutes by ...
Los Angeles Times

Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mt. Everest for a 31st time, breaking his own record

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd — and break his own record. Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mt.
Reuters

Nepal airport, route named after Everest heroes

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has named an airport in the remote Everest region after pioneering climbers Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953. Tourism ...
New York Post

Inside the high-stakes, death-defying world of scaling Mt. Everest

A new book details the elaborate industry that has developed around Mt. Everest and the hundreds of climbers who attempt to scale it each year. REUTERS In April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic ...