Everest drone ban, which supposedly exposed geopolitical fault lines, lifted after five days

Sudden suspension of Airlift Technology’s drone operations disrupted search efforts in Khumbu amid unexplained security concerns.

In the early hours on Tuesday, the Expedition Operators Association Nepal reached out to a drone operator to help locate climbers after a serac collapse in the Khumbu Icefall triggered panic along the Everest climbing route.