At around 1:45pm, at least eight Nepali climbers reached the summit of Everest from the south side.
The rope-fixing team had climbed as high as the 8,440m Balcony yesterday. They pushed on to the summit today and waves of foreign climbers will follow them if the weather holds.
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang led the experienced group of Nepalis, which included Pasdawa Sherpa, Ang Phurba Sherpa, Dawa Nurbu Sherpa, Dorji Gyaljen Sherpa, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, Ming Dorchi Sherpa and Sangbu Bhote.
Over on Lhotse, seven Sherpas from Imagine Nepal and five clients from China, Greece and Pakistan reached the 8,516m summit this morning. Sirbaz Khan is reportedly the first Pakistani to summit Lhotse and Christina Flampouri the first Greek woman.
