Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on May 20, a hiking official said, the highest number ever to reach the world’s tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side.
The 8,849-metre (29,032 feet) Everest straddles the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China and can be climbed from both sides.
Rishi Bhandari, secretary general of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal, said on Thursday that the previous highest number of ascents from the Nepali side was 223, on May 22, 2019.
The record for the most people to reach the Everest peak from both sides was set on the next day – May 23, 2019 – when 354 climbers made it, according to Guinness World Records.
“This is the highest number of climbers in a single day so far,” Bhandari told Reuters, referring to the Nepali record, adding the number could rise as some climbers who had reached the summit might not have informed the base camp about their feat yet.