The Buzz | Climbers nearing Everest summit after 2 years of disasters

Climbers are making good progress on Mount Everest and the first group could reach the summit as early as tomorrow, following two years of disasters on the world’s highest mountain, a mountaineering official said.
Nearly 300 foreign climbers and their guides are attempting to reach the 8,850-meter summit.
Nepal Mountaineering Department official Gyanendra Shrestha, who is stationed at the base camp, said the last camp at South Col has been set up and the route to the summit was being fixed yesterday.
The South Col, or Camp 4, is located at about 8,000 meters altitude and is the last place for climbers to pause before they try to reach the summit. Tents there have basic gear, supplies and oxygen cylinders.