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Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit

British mountaineer Kenton Cool who successfully completed his 16th summit of Mount Everest arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain. Cool set the record for the most Everest summits by a non-Nepalese climber. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Italian climber Andrea Lanfri, 36, gestures as he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Multiple-amputee Lanfri summited Everest successfully on May 13. Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Nepalese climber Lhakpa Sherpa gestures as she arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The Nepali Sherpa broke her own record reaching the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit for a 10th time — the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest. Sherpa, 48, said she is next planning to scale the world's second-highest peak, K2 in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Nepalese climber Lhakpa Sherpa gestures as she arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The Nepali Sherpa broke her own record reaching the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit for a 10th time — the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest. Sherpa, 48, said she is next planning to scale the world's second-highest peak, K2 in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Ukrainian mountaineer Antonina Samoilova arrives at the airport after climbing Mount Everest, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain. Samoilova said she hoped her achievement would call more attention to the war in her country. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Ukrainian mountaineer Antonina Samoilova waves as she arrives at the airport after climbing Mount Everest, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain. Samoilova said she hoped her achievement would call more attention to the war in her country. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit