Around 500 people have successfully climbed the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. During the current spring, five hundred mountaineers and guides have scaled Mt Everest, according to the Department of Tourism of Nepal.
Until today around 500 people have climbed Mount Everest. A total of 478 mountaineers have obtained an expedition permit to climb Mount Everest in the spring season. The 500 also includes the Sherpa guides of different expedition teams. This year’s spring climbing started on May 13. The 478 permits issued are the highest in history to date of the permits to climb Mount Everest in the spring season. This includes 103 women and 376 men from 47 mountaineering teams.