All 28 members of the Summit Force Pvt Ltd Everest Spring 2026 expedition successfully summited Mount Everest (8,848.86m) on Thursday morning, marking one of the largest and most successful full-team summit achievements of the season.
According to ground handling coordinator Ngaa Tenji Sherpa, the summit push began from the South Col on the night of May 20, with all expedition members safely reaching the top of the world the following morning.
International Climbers from Five Countries Reach the Summit
The expedition included 11 international climbers representing China, Moldova, Canada and Nepal. The successful summiters were:
- Yu Xiao (China)
- Jiang Qingyan (China)
- Gao Changjian (China)
- Liu Xinpeng (China)
- Niu Zhibin (China)
- Zhou Liang (China)
- Pan Haoran (China)
- Xia Lei (China)
- Maria Kinash (Moldova)
- Xavier Ladouceur (Canada)
- Preeti Agrawal Rateria (Nepal)
Expedition officials said the team climbed under stable weather conditions during one of the busiest summit windows of the ongoing Everest spring season.
Strong Sherpa Team Leads Successful Summit Push
The expedition was supported by a 17-member Nepali climbing Sherpa team led by experienced high-altitude guides Halung Dorchi Sherpa and Dawa Miles Sherpa. Other members of the climbing Sherpa team included:
- Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa
- Pem Norbu Sherpa
- Pasang Sherpa
- Nyima Thinduk Sherpa
- Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa
- Renji Owngel Sherpa
- Pastemba Sherpa
- Ngima Thinduk Sherpa
- Purna Lopchan
- Mingma Rinjin Sherpa
- Dawa Nurbu Sherpa
- Dawa Tenjin Sherpa
- Tashi Sherpa
- Lakpa Dorchi Sherpa
Officials noted that the successful ascent reflected the coordination, endurance and expertise of the Sherpa support team, whose role remains critical in high-altitude Himalayan expeditions.
One of the Season’s Largest Complete Team Successes
The summit success comes during a historic Everest spring climbing season that has already witnessed record-breaking numbers of climbers reaching the summit. Tourism and expedition stakeholders described the achievement as one of the season’s largest complete-team summit accomplishments, with all climbers and guides successfully reaching the peak together.
The expedition was fully organized by Summit Force Pvt Ltd, while ground operations and logistics were managed by Ngaa Tenji Sherpa and his team. The successful mission further highlights Nepal’s growing reputation for managing large-scale high-altitude expeditions and providing professional mountaineering support on the world’s tallest mountain.
