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FAQ
Is my sponsorship or donation tax-deductible?
Yes, Geologic Dome is proud to have partnered with The International Community Foundation (ICF) as our fiscal sponsor. When you make a donation, ICF will provide a certificate for tax-exemption under their name.
What makes this project different?
There Are Places on Earth That Are Not Just Geography. They are memory. They are spirit. They are living silence. Mt.Everest is not only the highest mountain in the world. For Nepal, and especially for the Sherpa people, it is sacred ground: a temple of rock and sky, a space where nature is not conquered but honored. Yet even here, the weight of the human footprint is felt. Everest is a source of income for Nepal, a legitimate contemporary reality. But at the same time, these mountains have been, since ancestral times, spaces of profound spiritual grandeur, cultural identity, and reverence. This project does not seek to romanticize or judge that duality. It seeks to understand it.
What will the documentary consist of?
We embed a humanoid robot in a timeless expedition. Not as a symbol of technological dominance, but as a new eye. A witness. A bridge between worlds. - Film from perspectives impossible for foreigners, revealing the immensity, fragility, and beauty of these mountains - Tell a deeper story: the spiritual relationship between the Sherpas and the mountain, their worldview, their respect, their way of inhabiting a place that for them is not landscape, but a living being in their language - The robot will be able to witness rituals and ceremonies closed to foreign cameras This documentary is not just an expedition. It is an act of consciousness
When is the expedition happening and how will it work?
The expedition will run April 5th 2026 to 1st of June 2026. 60 Days of Kathmandu to Everest’s Summit. Robot is teleoperated from a distance to record authentic perspectives Carried between camps in 16kg loads, rebuilt at each stop Snow walking, terrain navigation, interviews from camp to summit 24/7 satellite connectivity via Starlink all the way Led by Nima Sherpa (youngest to summit all 14 peaks 8,000m+) and Netflix’s videographers at every step of the journey.