A total of 170 climbers are waiting for favorable climate to scale the world's highest peak Mount Qomolangma from Nepali side, an official said Monday.

"The mountaineer could not go to the summit because of speed storm, and most of them are waiting at third and fourth camp at 7,100 and 7,950 meter height of Mt. Qomolangma's Nepali side respectively for suitable climate," said Rajendra Dev Pandey, officer of the Trekking and Mountaineering section of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

In the spring season of 2004, the first team scale the world's highest peak on May 16, 2004 from Nepali side, he noted, adding, " In comparison to the last year's experience, the climber should summit the peak before a week in this spring season."

However, none of the expedition team have abdicate to scale the peak and they may wait for another two weeks for the favorable climate, he revealed.

The Nepali government allowed 21 teams, including two Nepali teams, comprising nearly 170 climbers to summit the peak from Nepali side for the current spring season.

Since New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal first conquered Qomolangma on May 29, 1953, more than 1,400 climbers have scaled the peak.

Source: Xinhua