KATHMANDU, May 21 — A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, 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-meter (29,032 feet) Everest straddles the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China and can be climbed from both sides.
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Expedition operators say there were no climbers on the Tibetan side this year as Chinese authorities had not issued any permits.
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