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Record 274 climbers scale Everest in one day

Traffic jam: Climbers walk in a long queue as they head to summit Mount Everest in Nepal, on May 18, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

KATHMANDU - 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-metre (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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