Using drone deliveries could change the safety and sustainability of climbing Mount Everest. The first test by DJI delivered oxygen tanks 5,300 to 6,000 meters above sea level and returned with 15 kilograms of trash.
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00:00In April 2024, DJI and 8KRAW, in collaboration with a local drone company and climbing team,
00:09conducted the first drone delivery test on Everest.
00:12What is the government's view on the use of drones to transport waste and other materials?
00:23To minimize the risk in Khumbu Icefall, we have to use technology like DJI and this kind
00:30of drone.
00:31It's very good and if our testing is successful, it can be a kind of revolution in our mountaineering
00:37sector.
00:38For decades, the responsibility of transporting supplies and clearing trash has fallen on
00:45the shoulders of local Sherpa guides.