article_snippet: Hundreds of foreign climbers attempt to scale Everest during Nepal's mountaineering season, which began this week and runs through May.
article_snippet: Hundreds of foreign climbers attempt to scale Everest during Nepal's mountaineering season, which began this week and runs through May .
article_snippet: More than 4,000 climbers have scaled Everest since 1953, when Everest was first conquered by New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay.
highlights_snippet: Over 700 climbers and guides spend two months on Everest each year .
  