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Nepali climbers begin Everest season with first summit
Key takeaways
- A team of Nepali climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, opening the route for hundreds of mountaineers expected to attempt the world’s highest peak in the coming weeks.
- At least 12 members of a rope-fixing team made the ascent, marking the traditional start of the spring climbing window, expedition organisers said.
- “The rope-fixing team reached the summit this morning,” Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summits Treks told AFP from the base camp.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize. A team of Nepali climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, opening the route for hundreds of mountaineers expected to attempt the world’s highest peak in the coming weeks.
At least 12 members of a rope-fixing team made the ascent, marking the traditional start of the spring climbing window, expedition organisers said.
“The rope-fixing team reached the summit this morning,” Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summits Treks told AFP from the base camp.
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