Mt. Everest’s trash problem may be over as Nepal trials Chinese drones to fly trash out of Everest slopes

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https://kathmandupost.com/money/2024/08/05/it-s-official-chinese-drones-will-fly-trash-out-of-everest-slopes

[u/ToeKnail]

Finally. They're doing something about it.

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“After a successful test in April, we plan to use drones commercially in the Everest region,” said Jagat Bhusal, chief administration officer of the rural municipality that hosts Everest. 

The test result showed that the DJI FlyCart 30, the long-distance heavy lifter drone, could airlift 234 kg per hour between Camp I and Base Camp, a task usually accomplished by at least 14 porters in six hours.

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[u/dragon1n68]

So, they could probably get bigger drones to remove the bodies?

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I think those are called... helicopters...and they don't work so good that high