A record 274 climbers reached Mount Everest's summit from the south side in a single day.
The achievement came after a glacier blocked the route for weeks, creating a backlog of climbers.
This year Nepal issued nearly 500 permits to climb the world's highest peak, on which overcrowding is a growing problem.
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A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said.
