Two years after deadly disasters forced a closure of expeditions to Mt. Everest, nine Sherpas or mountaineering guides reached the summit of the world's tallest peak.
Gyanendra Shrestha , an official at the Department of Tourism, said that the group of nine climbers reached the summit at 5:02 p.m, reports the Kathmandu Post.
The ascent of experienced mountaineering guides dubbed "Icefall Doctors" has opened the door for other climbers to scale the mountain.
It is part of the preparation of the final stretch to the 8,850-metre summit.
Shrestha said that around 12 foreign mountaineers are preparing to scale Everest today.
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"Weather is good so far. If things go as planned, those climbers will be able to reach the summit on Thursday," he said.
This climbing season as many as 289 climbers are in bid to climb Mount Everest .The success rate of reaching the summit stands at 50-60 percent.
At least 400 Nepali high-altitude guides will be accompanying foreign mountaineers .
Neema Chiri Sherpa, Aang Temba Sherpa, Pasang Tenji Sherpa, Mingma Chiri Sherpa, Gyaljen Dorje Sherpa, Aang Gyaljen Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa, Lakpa Chiri Sherpa and Shere Gyaljen Sherpa are the ones who reached the top of Mount Everest yesterday.
Following a massive avalanche near Everest Base Camp in April 2014 that killed 16 Nepali guides, expeditions were called off.
In 2015, avalanches set off by the devastating April 25 quake killed 19 climbers forced authorities to shut down the expedition for a second year in a row.
There were no Everest bids in the spring of 2015.
The government has this time extended permits to climb Everest for two years until 2017.
