Triumph at 29,000 feet: Everest has seen over 6,500 footfalls since 1953

In recent years summit hopefuls have been growing since the tragedy on the mountain in 2014 and its closure following the 2015 earthquake.

A total of 6,507 mountaineers have climbed Everest from the Nepal side since Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and New Zealander Edmund Percival Hillary first set foot atop the world's highest peak in May 1953.