(Neema Chiri Sherpa, Aang Temba Sherpa, Pasang Tenji Sherpa, Mingma Chiri Sherpa, Gyaljen Dorje Sherpa, Aang Gyaljen Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa, Lakpa Chiri Sherpa and Shere Gyaljen Sherpa)
Nine high-altitude mountain guides (sherapa) reached the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday, the first group to ascent the world's highest mountain in two years after the deadly disasters.
The group of nine climbers reached the summit at 5:02 pm, Gyanendra Shrestha, an official at the Department of Tourism, told Post over phone from Everest Base Camp.
The ascent of these "Icefall Doctors" has opened the door for other climbers to scale the mountain, as it was part of the preparation of the final stretch to the 8,850-metre summit.
Shrestha said around 12 foreign mountaineers are preparing to scale Everest on Thursday. "Weather is good so far. If things go as planned, those climbers will be able to reach the summit on Thursday," he said. As many as 289 climbers are in bid to climb Mount Everest this season. The success rate of reaching the summit stands at 50-60 percent.
Shea Gyaljen Sherpa, working for Asian Trekking's Eco Everest Expedition, had the great honor of leading the rope-fixing team to the summit, according to AngTshering Sherpa, the president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
"Congratulations to all the rope-fixing team for the summit and safe return back to Base Camp," AngTshering wrote in a press release.
