Records & People
On May 20, more climbers reached the world's highest point within 24 hours than ever before from Nepal's side — the result of a closed Tibet route, a…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 20, 2026
On the morning of May 20, 2026 , 274 people stood, one after another, on a summit ledge roughly the size of two dining tables, 8,849 metres above sea level. It is the most human beings ever to reach the top of Mount Everest from Nepal's side in a single day —…
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What this means for you If you're not planning to summit, none of this changes your trip — the Everest Base Camp trek tops out at 5,364 metres, well over three kilometres of vertical below the crowd you've just read about, and our EBC groups aren't waiting in…
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