By end of the season for climbing in spring 2025, nearly 800 climbers successfully summited Mt Everest in this Spring. The season saw both traditional and rapid ascents, with some climbers using oxygen supplementation and xenon for acclimatization.
The 2025 spring climbing season on Mount Everest has officially drawn to a close on 29th May. The summiteers reached the world’s tallest peak from both Nepal and China, inform involved officials and expedition operators.
The season wrapped up this week as the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) which is responsible for safety and waste management on the Nepali side, announced the official closure from Everest base camp. The SPCC had extended a huge thanks to the incredible Icefall Doctors and the entire team. “Your hard work, courage, and commitment made this season possible,” the entity mentioned.
According to Himal Gautam, director at Nepal’s Department of Tourism (DoT), 694 individuals reached Everest’s summit from the Nepal side as of May 27. This included 257 foreign climbers, nine Nepali nationals with climbing permits, 421 Sherpas and high-altitude guides, and seven members of the rope-fixing team. Notably, Nepal had issued permission to 468 climbers this season. Famous climber Kami Rita Sherpa’s 31st ascent to the top of world this year this season is one of the records itself. It is also to note that a total of 135 climbers successfully reached the summit of Mt Everest on May 18 alone.
Moreover, while Nepal’s southern route remained the busiest, an estimated 100 climbers also summited from the northern Tibetan side. That brings the estimated total number of successful ascents this season close to 800. Thus this year has been marked as the most active years in Everest climbing history.
There were two confirmed deaths on Mount Everest and two more on Lhotse, Everest’s neighbouring peak which shares the same route up to Camp IV. The relatively low toll suggests that recent improvements in forecasting, logistics, and fixed-rope coordination may be improving overall safety.
