This year's Mt. Qomolangma climbing season from Nepali side ended Saturday with footprints of around 257 climbers stamping upon the top of the world highest mountain.
An official at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ramesh KC, was quoted on Sunday's The Himalayan Times assaying that this year's season ended with lots of new records.
"It is as exciting for the whole year as it has ever been," he said.
Namgyel Sherpa scaled the tallest peak on May 20, becoming the first to scale Mt. Qomolangma this year. As many as 76 people reached atop the peak on May 23.
The Eco-Everest (Qomolangma) Expedition, aimed at raising awareness about global warming, was a new initiative launched by the climbers this year.
Among the climbers, who returned to the capital of Kathmandu Saturday, the 77-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan is the oldest Mt. Qomolangma climber so far.
"I found Everest smaller than me. I felt myself so big, so high."
He added he did not face any problem during the ascent and he can scale the peak again.
Veteran climber Appa Sherpa broke his own record by climbing Qomolangma for the 18th time. He said he climbed the Qomolangma not to set a new record, but to raise awareness on climate change.
The First Exclusive Women's Sagarmatha Expedition also made history this year by scaling the tallest peak. Among the expedition members, Shaili Basnet became the first Nepali woman journalist to submit the peak.
Source: Xinhua
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