Why aren’t helicopters used to rescue hikers and remove bodies from Mt. Everest?
In: Physics
Helicopters do run the rescue operations on Everest, not from the peak itself but from the base camps up to 2/3 way up, where there are good landing spots.
It’s hard to fly a helicopter at those altitudes because thinner air means it was way less lift than normal, also strong winds are pretty common. Without a good landing spot at the peak, the risks for such rescue are too high, although it’s not impossible to fly and land a helicopter there.
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