Everest summit reached for first time in two years

Posted by Anup Baral May 12, 2016 ::

Nine Nepalis reached the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday, the first group of climbers to summit the world’s highest mountain in two years after deadly disasters forced a shutdown. The team reached the summit at 5:02 pm (1117 GMT) while fixing ropes for foreign climbers, who will try later this week to ascend the mountain, hit by tragedy in 2014 and 2015.Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal. Its peak is 8,848 metres above sea levelmmit reached for first time in two years