I can tell you exactly what it cost for me. I took the helicopter from Gorakshep, the highest/last town on the EBC trek, to Lukla, the crazy airport people call the most dangerous one in the world. For me, a 255 lbs / 115kg guy, 2 Nepalis that are each half my size, a pilot, and our not-that-heavy hiking gear was 2000 USD in October of 2024.
replyPics/video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBTpLGtydZW/
probably mean 255 lb / 115kg
replyYes, thanks for noticing. I fixed.
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replyPer person around $1500. Over 10k of you can’t fill the chopper.
replyI'm assuming less than the average ambulance ride in the USA
replyYes, but it might be in some ancient Russian helicopter of unknown provenance.
replyFrom personal experience it's about twice the cost of an ambulance ride from my house to the hospital. Air ambulances here are about 10 times as much.
replyHaving something scheduled is cheaper than on-demand, too. You may even end up using the same equipment, but at a lower priority (it costs $200 or so to have an ambulance sit at your event, for example).
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