#everest — Public Fediverse posts
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New post from #Everest : Negotiation Rules
More at : https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Everest #Ransomware -
New post from #Everest : Negotiation Rules
More at : https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Everest #Ransomware -
New post from #Everest : Negotiation Rules
More at : https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Everest #Ransomware -
New post from #Everest : Negotiation Rules
More at : https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Everest #Ransomware -
New post from #Everest : Negotiation Rules
More at : https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Everest #Ransomware -
In 2022, DJI was able to fly one of their drones over Mt. Everest.
Here's the video recorded by the drone around the highest point on Earth!
https://youtu.be/Zz9oI3B6v4cIn 2024 and 2025, DJI drones, specifically the Mavic 3 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro, achieved record-setting, high-altitude flights over Mount Everest, capturing 8K footage of the summit at 8,848 meters. These drones, often operated with 8KRAW, showcased remarkable stability in high winds (up to 50 km/h) and thin air.
DJI Mavic 3 Pro: https://youtu.be/A-iVxaFhr7s
DJI Mavic 4 Pro: https://youtu.be/csDriucITDEHere are some of the physics challenges involved 👇
#Drone #DronePhotography #MtEverest #Everest #Aerodynamics #Physics #DJIdroneshots #HighAltitude #ThinAir #PhysicsChallenge #Nepal #Himalayas #Drones #DroneShots
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Everest’s “rescue” scam allegedly turned sick trekkers into a million-dollar insurance machine
Click to visit our Youtube channel and watch the video. A helicopter conducts a high-altitude rescue on Mount Everest, where evacuations can mean the difference between life and death.Dear Cherubs, Mount Everest is already dangerous without anyone allegedly helping the mountain along. Nepalese police say a rescue-and-insurance network may have turned routine illness into a very profitable business, with fake helicopter evacuations and forged paperwork padding claims to international insurers.
According to OCCRP and AP, investigators filed organized-crime and fraud charges against 32 people in Kathmandu, including trekking-agency owners, helicopter operators, and hospital executives. Police say the scheme ran between 2022 and 2025 and relied on fake medical records, manipulated rescue logs, and helicopter flights that were billed as emergencies even when they may not have been.
HOW THE SCHEME IS SAID TO HAVE WORKED
A helicopter departs Everest Base Camp. Photo by Dmoberhaus, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.The alleged playbook was as grimly simple as it was expensive: make climbers feel desperately ill, tell them they need an urgent descent, then send in a helicopter and invoice the insurer. The Independent reported that guides were accused of using baking powder or similar food tampering to trigger gastrointestinal distress that could look like altitude sickness or food poisoning. OCCRP said investigators described the same tactic in court filings, including allegations that trekkers were fed baking soda before being “rescued.”
That matters because on Everest and its surrounding routes, a real evacuation can be life-saving and very costly. AP noted that climbers are required to show proof of insurance covering helicopter rescue before permits are issued, which is sensible in a place where the nearest decent solution is often a very expensive aircraft. Sensible systems, unfortunately, are also very attractive to people with bad intentions and a calculator.
OCCRP reported that police records put the alleged take at at least $19.69 million in insurance money, with three rescue firms linked to the bulk of the losses. One company was accused of 171 suspicious rescues out of 1,248, while others allegedly filed scores of fake claims worth millions more.
WHY IT MATTERS
This is bigger than a single scandal on the “roof of the world.” It is a reminder that high-altitude tourism runs on trust: trust in guides, trust in hospitals, trust in rescue operators, and trust that when someone says “medical emergency,” the paperwork is not doing stand-up comedy behind the scenes. AP said authorities have kept investigating after the first arrests in January, while The Independent reported that the case is already drawing sharper scrutiny over Nepal’s rescue industry.
As noted by thisclaimer.com, Everest stories tend to travel fast, but this one travels with a particularly awkward aftertaste. If the allegations hold up in court, Nepal will have to prove it can protect both climbers and the rescue system itself, because the mountain is hard enough without anyone gamifying the emergency button.
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The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #altitudeSickness #asia #education #everest #health #helicopterRescue #inspiration #insuranceFraud #mountaineering #Music #nepal #news #organizedCrime #poetry #travelScams #trekking #viral
AP News — https://apnews.com/article/nepal-mountaineering-fake-rescue-scam-ca64426bfe3373d7840fdb1d95f93a0a
OCCRP — https://www.occrp.org/en/news/poisoned-trekkers-and-phantom-flights-nepal-charges-32-in-massive-himalayan-rescue-scam
Kathmandu Post — https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/23/nepal-charges-32-in-fake-rescue-scam
The Independent — https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/mount-everest-climb-nepal-insurance-scam-sherpa-poisoning-b2952027.html
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com -
#Fraud investgators have found over 300 fake rescues for #MtEverest climbers between 2022 and 2025. These actions have racked up nearly $20 million in fraudulent #insurance claims. The #Kathmandu Post first exposed the fake remote #rescue network in 2018, prompting a recent 700-page gov't report investigating 10 #helicopter providers, and six #corrupt #hospitals, working with 36 shady #travel and #rescue agencies. #Nepali police say the network persists due to difficulty to audit & reach #Everest and confirm #insurancefraud.
In some cases, #drugs are administered to simulate altitude sickness and baking soda mixed into food to make trekkers appear ill.
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In 2022, DJI was able to fly one of their drones over Mt. Everest.
Here are some of the physics challenges involved (see comments) 👇
Here's the drone video (2022) recorded at the highest point on Earth!
https://youtu.be/Zz9oI3B6v4cIn 2024 and 2025, DJI drones, specifically the Mavic 3 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro, achieved record-setting, high-altitude flights over Mount Everest, capturing 8K footage of the summit at 8,848 meters. These drones, often operated with 8KRAW, showcased remarkable stability in high winds (up to 50 km/h) and thin air.
DJI Mavic 3 Pro: https://youtu.be/A-iVxaFhr7s
DJI Mavic 4 Pro: https://youtu.be/csDriucITDE#Drone #DronePhotography #MtEverest #Everest #Aerodynamics #Physics #DJIdroneshots #HighAltitude #ThinAir #PhysicsChallenge #Nepal #Himalayas #Drones #DroneShots
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Total count of those rescued from Everest was approx. 900. (not including yaks)
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Interesting interview detailing how badly prepared those hikers at the lower (think tourist trek) elevations of Everest were for snow.
Comment was their group wasn't prepared because the weather in their region still 30C (86F) at this time of the year and they had no snow gear.
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Somebody has recently bought this my photograph printed on a t-shirt! 😀
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You may get one for yourself, this or other photo, printed on a shirt, coffee mug, bag or as a poster, etc: http://faa.born2trek.com.
© Radek Kucharski / born2trek.com
#buyintoart #wallart #himalayas #trekking #everest #fineartamerica #mountainscape #landscape #landscapephotography #walldecoration
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Research into one of our most iconic peaks is uncovering an alarming reality.
#OurFrozenPlanet tells stories of communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis - inspiring hope that change is possible.
What Happens If Everest Melts? | Our Frozen Planet | BBC Earth
