Scam at 17,000 Feet: The Helicopter Rescue Racket Inside Nepal
Investigators say false emergencies in the Himalayas had little to do with survival. by Gatimu Juma The radio call came in around noon from the approach to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. The tour guide spoke in urgent, desperate tones. A trekker was down. He was a British man in his 40’s who had altitude …