KATHMANDU, MAY 24

A renowned American mountain guide has scaled Mt Everest for the 13th time this morning as more climbers stood atop Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse.

According to Iswari Paudel, Managing Director at Himalayan Guides, Garret Madison of the Madison Mountaineering, stood atop the world's highest peak at around 10:40am. 'Madison, America's premier Everest guide and expedition leader, who began guiding professionally in 1999 on Mount Rainier, has reached the top of Everest 13 times,' Paudel said.

Along with Garrett, Richard Michael Irvine – Canada, Danah Ahmed Abdulla Alali - UAE, Eva Perglerova – Czech Republic, Dawa Sangey Sherpa, Aang Phurba Sherpa (12 time summits), Dorchi Sherpa, Dhana Tamang and Pemba Sherpa also scaled Mt Everest, according to Paudel.

From the Madison Mountaineering, Scott Donald Webster – UK, Pieter Tjerk Horsman – Netherlands along with Chhiring Bhote and Dawa Tenji Sherpa also scaled Everest today at 10:10am.

Under the leadership of Garrett, Serge Larouche – Canada, Steven Benjamin Hornik – Germany, Erwin Theodoor Bernardus Visser – Netherlands, Debbie Joan Bulten – Canada, Terray Ellington Sylvester – USA, Claudio Javier Beiza – Argentina along with Kami Dorjee Sherpa, Sangee Sherpa, Lakpa Sherpa, Tenji Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa, Dorchi Sherpa and Mingmar Sherpa also scaled the world's highest peak at 12:20pm today, Paudel informed.

Under the Adventure Consultant Lhotse Everest Expedition, Anna Katharina Ott from Germany together with Pemba Chhewang Sherpa has stood atop Lhotse.

'Anna scaled Mt Everest on May 23 at 7:26am and she left for Lhotse summit,' Paudel said, adding that she completed the double headers in just 25hrs.

On May 23, the AC team managed by Himalayan Guides also made it to the summit of Mt Everest. 'Rebecca Jane Siew Ling Heah - Australia along with Pasang Bhote and Da Chhiri Sherpa stood atop Everest at 11:32am,'Paudel shared.

From the AC team, Nepali climber Ang Dorjee (Chhuldim) Sherpa scaled Everest for the 22nd time while Anna Katharina Ott - Germany, Lisa Denise Jelly - UK, Christopher David Salomon - USA along with Nima Chhiri Sherpa, Chhewang Dorje Sherpa, Lhakpa Chhiri Sherpa and Pasang Rinji Sherpa who stood atop Mt Everest at around 7:30am on May 23, Paudel said.