Mount Everest records highest single-day summit with 274 climbers, including three Indians

By  News On Air   May 21, 2026

Three Indians were among 274 climbers who successfully summited Mount Everest from Nepal’s side, setting a new record for the highest number of ascents ever recorded in a day. The three Indian mountaineers who were part of the team that made a World Record are Tulasi Reddi Palpunoori, Sandeep Are and Ajay Pal Singh Dhaliwal.

The other new records set this spring are by Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa, who broke his own record by climbing the summit for the 32nd time. Similarly, Lhakpa Sherpa, from Nepal, became the first woman to climb Mt. Everest for a record 11 times this season.