Lhotse

Neelam Paudel has returned to Kathmandu after becoming the first transgender woman to successfully summit Mount Everest. Paudel stated that she is happy to have established her identity and hopes her achievement will inspire others in the transgender community. The climb is described as a victory over social discrimination and a struggle for identity.

A climbing team, including Chinese national Shi Jungi, has become the first this spring season to summit both Mt. Everest and Lhotse in a single continuous ascent, employing a strategy of descending to Camp II after Everest's summit before ascending Lhotse. Concurrently, veteran Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa achieved his 32nd ascent of Mt. Everest, extending his own world record, while Lhakpa Sherpa reached the summit for the 11th time, setting a new record for female climbers.