Three Indians among 274 to Mt. Everest, set new record

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Climbers locomotion  successful  a agelong  queue arsenic  they caput  to acme  Mount Everest successful  the Solukhumbu district. File

Climbers locomotion successful a agelong queue arsenic they caput to acme Mount Everest successful the Solukhumbu district. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

Three Indians were among 274 climbers who successfully reached the acme of Mount Everest from Nepal's side, mounting a caller grounds for the highest fig of ascents ever recorded successful a day. All 274 climbers reached the 8,848.86-metre highest connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026).

“These climbers, including 150 Nepalese sherpas, reached the acme successful a azygous day,” informed Rishi Ram Bhandari, wide caput of the Expedition Operators Association successful Nepal.

The 3 Indian mountaineers who were portion of the squad that made a World Record are Tulasi Reddi Palpunoori, Sandeep Are and Ajay Pal Singh Dhaliwal.

“This is the caller grounds acceptable by the Everest summitters this spring,” helium said, adding that 502 climbers had acquired support to ascent the Everest successful outpouring 2026.

Earlier, successful May 2019, 223 climbers had reached the acme successful a azygous time from the Nepalese side. On Thursday (May 21, 2026), India's Lakshmikanta Mandal besides reached the world's highest peak.

Mr. Mandal scaled Everest on with 8 others, including six Nepalese sherpas, according to Pioneer Adventure Private Limited, the organiser of the expedition.

The different caller records acceptable this outpouring are by Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa, who broke his ain record by climbing the acme for the 32nd time.

Similarly, Lhakpa Sherpa, from Nepal, became the archetypal pistillate to ascent Mt. Everest for a grounds 11 times this season.

Published - May 21, 2026 03:22 p.m. IST

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