Nepali climber Phunjo Lama has set a new record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman, reaching the summit in just 14 hours and 31 minutes, beating the previous record by 11 hours. The climbing season has seen significant overcrowding, with reports of long queues and traffic jams on the mountain. Additionally, a 70-year-old Chinese mountaineer, Wang Jian, became the oldest Chinese to summit Mount Qomolangma from the north slope. However, the season has been marred by tragedy, with several climbers missing or dead, including four climbers and Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, highlighting the dangers and challenges of climbing the world's highest peak.
Cheruiyot Kirui's mother: 'Whenever I would dream he was in danger, I knew he was climbing a mountain' https://t.co/m0X8DRzpyk
Deaths on Mount Everest at season's start puts focus back on overcrowding #MountEverest https://t.co/Y30f2ZAt5w
IFMGA guide posts about cornice collapse on Everest, exposes dangers of overcrowding; two go missing https://t.co/mn2u5lsldB
Deaths on Mount Everest at season's start put focus back on overcrowding https://t.co/Tq0vryFUw0
The most infuriating and devastating imagery (and description) from this year's deadly Mount Everest traffic jam and conditions was posted on Instagram by eyewitness https://t.co/tZ5mDDdsO7 mountain guide Vinayak Malla: https://t.co/eYxd5RAYgb More from @ExplorersWeb on the… https://t.co/GHj6WR81Sb
This is so nuts - and endangering sherpas, guides and any rescue teams who might have to respond. https://t.co/J7Pnrwlnnb
"4 climbers dead on Mount Everest, 1 missing; ice collapse among factors cited." (via @nataliealund) https://t.co/ymPHFl9d7r
I really hate these type of posts that bag on Everest ☑ There is typically only a 7 to 10 day window pre-monsoon ☑ People save up $60-70k to climb. Mostly normal people ☑ Death rate is 3% for those who attempt summit (some years 5%) ☑ livelihood of Sherpas 🙏 Continued👇🏽 https://t.co/hPvzS6Fc5X
Israeli mountaineer Ran Kraus reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain on Tuesday, after months of training and a grueling six-week journey. https://t.co/QQLhV0mDQI
A crowd of mountain climbers were left stuck on the summit of Mount Everest as snow and ice slid off the world's highest peak. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/6BkDMF754V https://t.co/kuC9XkQWFO
Imagine climbing Mount Everest. There's a whole queue to get up to the top and many people don't make it. https://t.co/Fu46NuoVzi
Climbing Mount Everest has turned into a joke Climb a different, less famous mountain https://t.co/cGAjmKPZ0v
Climbers stranded on Everest after part of ridge collapses 🔗 https://t.co/7M3yzcMAxt
GRIDLOCK: Shocking video shows a massive line of climbers on Mount Everest waiting their turn to make the perilous trek to the summit. https://t.co/iur6CwMjZc
What could be more anti-climactic than climbing Everest and waiting in line at 27000 feet https://t.co/adI1awd2sz
Summiting Everest is becoming a feat of money more than skill, endurance or imagination. We need some new impossible challenges. https://t.co/gGk6Krc5yF
Imagine spending $50K-$100K to be stuck in a non stop traffic jam just so you can Instagram flex having climbed Everest. How is this even an enjoyable experience? This is just pitiful. I wouldn't even want to do it for free. https://t.co/IbVcEuWzrq
The queue to summit Mt. Everest yesterday. Approximately 800 people attempt to climb Everest annually. The causes of the jams are all related to the short weather windows, the date when ropes are fixed and the slow, inexperienced climbers. https://t.co/142YQ76dVP
Hundreds of climbers face a major bottleneck on Mount Everest during the 'weather window.' 🏔️ May offers climbers the first of two critical windows to summit as the bitter cold and harsh winds of winter let up, but before the onset of the monsoon. https://t.co/D2bHse7UyC
Hundreds of climbers experience a traffic jam on Mount Everest. https://t.co/A8pyWAfpgM
Video footage shows before and after tragedy atop Mount Everest https://t.co/CwKzHcEsr7 https://t.co/G6K4sAKC0r
One of the most brutal experiences of modern life: spent 18 months of gruelling training in preparation to climb Everest, you get there and it's just another one of those overcrowded selfie spots https://t.co/HiqSK3pChe
A 70-year-old Chinese mountaineer successfully reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma from the north slope on Tuesday, making him the oldest Chinese to do so, according to the Mountaineering Association of SW China's Xizang Autonomous Region. https://t.co/AsSImQS5Wl
A 70-year-old Chinese mountaineer, Wang Jian, successfully reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma from the north slope on Tuesday, making him the oldest Chinese mountaineer to reach the summit of Mount Qomolangma. #XinhuaNews https://t.co/zQkyG4gvLa
Another New Zealander and first Sikh from country Malkiat Singh summits Mt Everest https://t.co/64LOU0SW0F
Everest tragedy: The art, dangers, and thrill of mountain climbing https://t.co/Bip8BTNqEq
Daredevil hikers planning Mt Everest hike despite Cheruiyot’s death https://t.co/uc432CXcSB https://t.co/FX69vx0r3k
Dying for Everest: Stories of 330 people who died climbing world's highest mountain https://t.co/J9TtVqKx2l
The climb by Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, a 40-year-old banker at Kenya Commercial Bank, had been closely followed in Kenya. https://t.co/tJvlBLitL2
Despite physical disabilities, cold weather conditions, and poor health, 30-year-old #TinkeshKaushik from Goa became the first triple amputee to climb #MountEverest Base Camp💪🏻 Read his story for today's dose of motivation 👇🏼 https://t.co/wrqina2IaD https://t.co/BSgbu6eSy3
Terrifying Footage of Mount Everest Cornice Accident Aftermath https://t.co/iFzZdyeUaZ https://t.co/Le2KgmRbzM
Knew Everest attracted lots of climbers, but this Insta of the queue to the summit looks nuts. https://t.co/NGIoZE4O9D https://t.co/YCg0KSZ6oJ
another day of surreal overcrowding on top of Mt Everest - with reports of two climbers missing. Very long queues at the summit https://t.co/sW0Dkxm2bV
Explainer: Why recovering bodies from Mt Everest is a torturous task few attempt https://t.co/mfWvbFpArN https://t.co/OXFI6hcIhJ
Explainer: Why recovering bodies at Mt Everest is an expensive, Sh9m torturous task few attempt https://t.co/y9BMXX2P22
‘Courageous’ Nepali smashes women’s record for fastest Everest ascent by 11 hours https://t.co/1KEZ9jREbx
Phunjo Lama sets record with fastest Everest ascent https://t.co/uuKpgtBzFo https://t.co/ycFM9B1VYV
Rescuing a sherpa on Mount Everest 📹 gesmantamang https://t.co/uQNFrreB6b
Mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui: Sh7m budget, 10-day wait and heartbreaking news https://t.co/W5LeFiAqwB
Climber Phunjo Lama reached the top of Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, in just 14 hours and 31 minutes – a feat that typically takes people days. https://t.co/w6oz43Q1Jg
The mad dash to scale Everest: Video shows huge 'traffic jam' of climbers snaking up ice-covered slopes in 'weather window rush hour' as two more go missing days after Brit, 40, and Sherpa disappeared near summit https://t.co/DmJC2dVriO https://t.co/o67MDidUDB
Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman. https://t.co/72D66sSk2S https://t.co/JV5M9ITKve
During the spring climbing window, climbers from around the world gather in southwest China's Xizang, preparing to challenge the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma. #GLOBALink https://t.co/baXyN4pmrN