Mount Everest 2024 Today. The number of climbing permits issued by nepal is down from 2023 as some expeditions have. These have been blamed on overcrowding, an issue plaguing the mountain for years;

If irvine and mallory succeeded, their feat would have come some 29 years before tenzing norgay and edmund hillary finally reached the top of everest. We’re now entering the summit phase of the spring climbing season.