A long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest just below camp four, in Nepal in May. Photo: AP
A record 885 people climbed Mount Everest in May this year, figures showed recently, capping a deadly traffic-clogged season that also saw 11 climbers die on the world’s highest mountain.
The number smashed last year’s record of 807 summits despite a short weather window that resulted in fatal bottlenecks on the peak.
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