Mount Everest

The Mount Everest climbing season of 2017 began in spring, and the first climbers reached the top on May 11, from the north side. The first team on the south side was the Ghurka Everest Expedition, and 14 in that party reached the summit on May 15.By May 25, 300-400 people had summited Mount Everest from the Nepal side,and another 120 or so from the Chinese Tibet side.By early June, reports from Nepal indicated that 445 people had made it to the summit from the Nepali side.Reports indicate 160-200 summits on the north side, with 600-660 summiters overall for early 2017.This year had a roughly 50% success rate on that side for visiting climbers, which was down from other years.