Two Deaths on Mount Everest as Record 274 Climbers Scale Peak

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Kathmandu: Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest's southern route in Nepal, hiking officials confirmed, amid dangerous overcrowding that saw a record-breaking 274 mountaineers summit in a single day.

The dual tragedies occurred during a historic bottleneck on the mountain. According to expedition organizers, one climber passed away at Camp II, while the second died near the Hillary Step inside the oxygen-depleted ‘death zone.’

The fatalities came as an exceptionally narrow clear weather window forced hundreds of climbers to make a simultaneous push. The resulting wave produced a record 274 successful daily ascents, crushing the previous Nepal-side record of 223 set on May 22, 2019.

Amid the historic rush, British mountaineer Kenton Cool also completed his landmark 20th summit. Safety experts warn that extreme high-altitude traffic jams leave climbers dangerously exposed to fatal exhaustion, frostbite, and rapid oxygen depletion.