Nepal climbing Season Closes - Mt Everest records 456 south summits, five deaths

Mount Everest Expedition Nepal

With the closure of the spring 2016 climbing season, 199 foreigners from 29 countries and 257 Nepalese climbers successfully scaled Mt Everest; Department of Tourist states.

DoT had issued climbing permits to 289 expedition members, along with 457 high-altitude workers representing 34 teams in the season.

Five deaths was recorded this spring while 456 climbers successfully climbed world's highest mountain - Mt. Everest.

In Figures

Age	No of Summiteers
10-19	20
20-29	129
30-39	157
40-49	103
50-59	44
60-69	3
TOTAL	456

Country	No of Climbers		No of Summiteers
Nepal	449		258
India	64		52
US	58		39
China	20		18
UK	29		15
Australia	15		11
Others		111	63
TOTAL		746	456

Two Indian climbers – Balkar Singh, 19, and Stanzin Laskit, 18, were the youngest male and female summiteers this season, respectively, the DoT data shows. Youngho Heo, 62, from South Korea and New Zealander Lydia Margarate Bradey, 55, became the season’s oldest summiteers in male and female categories, respectively.

Among the 45 female climbers who summited the mountain while Maya Sherpa became the only woman summiteer of the season from Nepal.

On May 19, 209 climbers scaled the mountain on a single day, DOT's official Gyanendra Shrestha said.

It was a successful season for the mountaineering after the Avalanche on Everest on 2014 and massive earthquake on April, 2016

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