New record set as 274 climbers scale Everest’s south side in single day

A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said. That’s nearly 50 more than the previous high of 223 set on May 22, 2019, though the overall number was higher that day becau...

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