Mount Everest witnessed a record number of successful ascents in a single day as 274 climbers

Mount Everest witnessed a record number of successful ascents in a single day as 274 climbers

This week also saw historic individual milestones.

According to Rishi Ram Bhandari of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal, mountaineers took full advantage of the favorable conditions on the popular southern face of the peak.

This year’s Everest climbing season began later than usual due to safety risks posed by a massive serac—an unstable block of glacial ice—hanging over a key section of the summit route.