A record 274 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side in a single day on Wednesday, taking advantage of a rare window of clear weather after a spring climbing season that had started later than usual. The figure surpasses the previous single-day record for Nepal's side of the mountain, set on 22 May 2019, when 223 climbers summited from Nepal. Officials cautioned that the final number could rise further, as some climbers had yet to report their ascents to base camp and provide photographic evidence required for the official climbing certificates issued by the government.

Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft), can be approached from the southern side in Nepal or the northern face in China's Tibet. China did not issue climbing permits this season, meaning all activity was concentrated on the Nepalese route. The season began late this year due to the threat posed by a large serac — a glacial ice cliff — hanging over the main ascent route. Once conditions improved, climbers who had been waiting at higher camps converged simultaneously with those moving up from lower camps, producing the record single-day total alongside reports of queues and slow progress in the so-called