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Giant Drones to Carry Trash off Mount Everest

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Giant Drones to Carry Trash off Mount Everest - Gripped Magazine

The drones can carry up to 500 pounds per load down the mountain, which reduces the need to put climbers into dangerous positions on the Khumbu Icefall

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Giant Drones to Carry Trash off Mount Everest - Gripped Magazine

The drones can carry up to 500 pounds per load down the mountain, which reduces the need to put climbers into dangerous positions on the Khumbu Icefall

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@gripped Awesome! This is the kind of automation that technology should be helping with!
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