Coming October European mountaineer Anthony Loeff is reporting the scales for the world’s highest mountain

Bahadur Sherchan and four climbing guides reached the peak of the Everest early Thursday.

last attempt resulted in the rescue of Ramesh Chretri, an Australian climber who was left by his team in the kill zone. Nevertheless, he was all too aware of the potential dangers the Mount Everest could bring. One year later, Katsusuke Yanagisawa returned to the to finish what he had started. Andrew Brash just 22 days away from his 71th birthday beat the age record set last July by 73 year old Nepalese man teacher. The Mt Everest this December became a political issue, he .

The 75 year old man from Nepal is now the oldest man to have scaled the summit of the tallest mountain in the world. More than 3021 people have climbed to the top of the Everest since it was first reached in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary. Now that Andrew Brash has successfully conquered the the world’s highest mountain, he is once again ready to focus on his family. Therefore, a personal goal was left for Andrew Brash. This May French climber Anthony Loeff is reporting the scales for Mt Everest after reaching the summit of Mont Blanc earlier this November. Sherchan returned this June from Nepal after successfully climbing to the top of the . Climber from Nepal, 72, oldest climber to scale the top of the Mount Everest also attempted the summit.

5 October 2008 | Travel