Mount Everest, climbers
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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.
A Sherpa guide who went missing a week ago in the Mount Everest region has been found alive after crawling to base camp, sparking an emotional reunion with his family who had already given up hope. Dawa Sherpa vanished around May 29 while descending the mountain.