Die Retter vom Mount Everest

Manang Air B3 helicopter at Lukla helipad; being prepared for take off by Manang Air pilot Ryan Skoreki and Manang Air ground crew.

Simrik Air pilot Surrendra Poudel flies his helicopter on a rescue mission over Everest Base Camp, Nepal.

Simrik Air pilots Siddartha Gurung (in blue) and Jason Laing (in Red) with Simrik Air B3 helicopter at Lukla helipad, Nepal.

British Doctor Alexander Kumar assisting German climber Andreas Friedrich at Lukla helipad. Andreas suffered frostbite to his hands while at Everest Base camp and needed medical evacuation on a Simrik Air flight flown by Nepalese pilot Surrendra Poudel.

British doctor Alexander Kumar and Lakpa Sherpa assist a local elderly lady suffering from servere stomach pains at Lukla hospital helipad. Rescue flight flown by Manang pilot Ryan Skorecki.

British doctor Alexander Kumar and Lakpa Sherpa assist a local elderly lady suffering from servere stomach pains at Lukla hospital helipad. Rescue flight flown by Manang pilot Ryan Skorecki.

Simrik Air pilot Surrendra Poudel attempts to land his helicopter at Everest Base Camp, Nepal.

Simrik Air helicopter pilots, Kathmandu helipad. Left to right; Jason Laing, Bibek Khadka, Surrendra Poudel, Siddartha Gurung, Ananda Thapa (Andy)

Captain Bibek flies the helicopter.

Simrik helicopter flies with the mountain in the background.

Helicopter flies with snow and rock behind it.

Manang and Simrik ground crew members work together at the end of the runway trying to guide incoming pilots to safety. Low cloud and rain makes finding the airport, let alone the helipad, very difficult.

Manang Air B3 helicopter coming in to land at Lukla helipad, piloted by Ryan Skoreki.

Simrik Air pilot Surrendra Poudel flies his helicopter on a rescue mission over Everest Base Camp, Nepal.

Simrik Air pilot Jason Laing with Simrik Air B3 helicopter at Lukla helipad, Nepal.

Manang Helicopter leaving the helipad and flying over Lukla airport. Lukla, Nepal.

In der englischen Universitätsstadt Cambridge lässt sich Philippe Charlier von Anke in die Geschichte der bis ins 18. Jahrhundert weit verbreiteten Alchemie einführen.

Simrik Air pilot Surrendra Poudel flies his helicopter on a rescue mission over Everest Base Camp, Nepal.

Simrik Air pilot Jason Laing at the controls of B3 helicopter, over Lukla Nepal.

Simrik Air pilot Jason Laing with Simrik Air B3 helicopter at Lukla helipad, Nepal.