. A record 274 people reached Mt Everest’s summit from Nepal side on Wednesday after a delayed spring season forced expeditions to fit their final attempts into a narrow spell of clear weather, making it the busiest single-day ever on the mountain’s southern route and putting fresh focus on crowding above 8,000 metres, where even brief delays can turn fatal, reports Vishant Agarwala. Of the total,150 are Sherpas and high-altitude workers while 124 are climbers. Three Indians — Tulasi Reddy Palpunoori, Sandeep Are and Ajay Pal Singh Dhaliwal — were among those who reached the 8,848.86-metre peak during the record push. Tulasi is from Bowrampet village in Quthbullapur mandal, Hyderabad, and had prepared for Everest through endurance events and climbs such as Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro and Lobuche East.Ecuador climber summits sans guide support Details of Are and Dhaliwal’s home states could not be confirmed. Ecuador’s Marcelo Segovia stood out in Wednesday’s summit wave as the only climber reported to have summited without bottled oxygen or support from guides. Nepal had issued 494 Everest permits this spring. Rishi Ram Bhandari, general secretary of Expedition Operators Association Nepal, said, “This is the highest number of climbers in a single day so far.” The previous Nepal-side record was 223 climbers, set on May on Everest because the death zone, above 8,000 metres, has so little oxygen that the body cannot recover. Mingma G, manager of Imagine Nepal, had flagged heavy movement on the upper route after seeing a long line of climbers on the Lhotse Face. “Imagine this on summit day if we get only one or two weather windows,” he wrote, warning that delayed rope-fixing would squeeze climbers into the same narrow spell of clear weather. That is what played out on Wednesday, when teams waiting at higher camps and climbers moving up from below converged above Camp IV.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCalcutta High Court Junks Pleas On West Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Bakr Eid‘Menon’ Surname Row: VD Satheesan Faces Heat From Kerala Congress Leaders Over Oath Name ChoiceIUML And VCK To Also Join Vijay Cabinet In Tamil Nadu, Expansion Tomorrow: ReportTMC Protests Against BJP Government Over Alleged Forced Eviction Of Hawkers In BengalTamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: Congress MLAs Get Portfolios, Governor Stops Oath Praise Of LeadersNibe Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition In Maiden TrialsCJP X Account Withheld In India After Crossing 200K Followers In Just Four Days | WatchFIR Sought Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitors’ Remark On PM Modi, Amit ShahAir India Flight AI2651 Hits Tail During Landing, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection At BengaluruViral Cockroach Janta Party Overtakes Congress And BJP In Instagram Followers Race | Watch123Photostories10 traditional Indian foods that PM Modi gifted world leaders during his 5-nation tourFrom chubby little Gangubai to a fit and fab young actress after losing 22 Kgs; Saloni Daini’s stunning transformation is inspiringDeepika Padukone’s Cannes looks through the yearsPlants that thrive during Indian monsoon without rotting5 desi Indian teas among the Top 50 Teas in the WorldVanessa Trump diagnosed with breast cancer: Inside her life after divorce with Donald Trump Jr.5 White foods you must avoid for good health5 real estate hotspots near newly-opened Navi Mumbai Airport seeing massive growthOptical illusion personality test: Fish, face or stars? What you see first reveals if you are easy-going, deep connector or big-picture visionaryCoconut water vs coconut milk: Which works better for summer hair growth?123Hot PicksBandra demolition driveIPL Schedule 2026Indian rupeeFalta VotingUK NET MigrationElon MuskTN Ministers ListTop TrendingTN Finance Minister Marie WilsonIPL Match TodayPappu SanaPM ModiHardik PandyaJEE Advanced Response SheetIPL Orange Cap 2026Conor McGregor Net WorthNEET UG Paper LeakWest Bengal Annapurna Yojana
A record 274 people reached Mt Everest’s summit from Nepal side on Wednesday after a delayed spring season forced expeditions to fit their final attempts into a narrow spell of clear weather, making it the busiest single-day ever on the mountain’s southern route and putting fresh focus on crowding above 8,000 metres, where even brief delays can turn fatal, reports Vishant Agarwala. Of the total,150 are Sherpas and high-altitude workers while 124 are climbers. Three Indians — Tulasi Reddy Palpunoori, Sandeep Are and Ajay Pal Singh Dhaliwal — were among those who reached the 8,848.86-metre peak during the record push. Tulasi is from Bowrampet village in Quthbullapur mandal, Hyderabad, and had prepared for Everest through endurance events and climbs such as Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro and Lobuche East.Ecuador climber summits sans guide support Details of Are and Dhaliwal’s home states could not be confirmed. Ecuador’s Marcelo Segovia stood out in Wednesday’s summit wave as the only climber reported to have summited without bottled oxygen or support from guides. Nepal had issued 494 Everest permits this spring. Rishi Ram Bhandari, general secretary of Expedition Operators Association Nepal, said, “This is the highest number of climbers in a single day so far.” The previous Nepal-side record was 223 climbers, set on May on Everest because the death zone, above 8,000 metres, has so little oxygen that the body cannot recover. Mingma G, manager of Imagine Nepal, had flagged heavy movement on the upper route after seeing a long line of climbers on the Lhotse Face. “Imagine this on summit day if we get only one or two weather windows,” he wrote, warning that delayed rope-fixing would squeeze climbers into the same narrow spell of clear weather. That is what played out on Wednesday, when teams waiting at higher camps and climbers moving up from below converged above Camp IV.
