Everest: Record 274 climbers summit from Nepal in single day
Key takeaways
- A record number of climbers have scaled Mount Everest from the Nepali side in a single day.
- Local officials said that 274 people scaled the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak on the border between Nepal and China's Tibet region, smashing the previous record of 223, which was set on May 22, 2019.
- The record for the highest number of summits in one day from both the Nepali and Chinese sides combined was set the day after, May 23, 2019, when a total of 354 climbers made it.
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A record number of climbers have scaled Mount Everest from the Nepali side in a single day. Despite increasing congestion at the peak, Nepali authorities have sold a record number of climbing permits.
https://p.dw.com/p/5E8pj Expert Nepalese porters assist climbers on their ascent to the top of Mount Everest Image: Phurba Tenjing Sherpa/epa/picture alliance/dpa Advertisement Over 270 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from Nepal on Wednesday, setting a new record for the number of people to climb to the top of the world's tallest mountain from the Nepali side in a single day.
Local officials said that 274 people scaled the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak on the border between Nepal and China's Tibet region, smashing the previous record of 223, which was set on May 22, 2019.