<P> The Mount Everest climbing season of 2017 began in spring with the first climbers reaching the top on May 11, from the north side . The first team on the south side reached the top on May 15 . By early June, reports from Nepal indicated that 445 people had made it to the summit from the Nepali side . Reports indicate 160--200 summits on the north side, with 600--660 summiters overall for early 2017 . This year had a roughly 50% success rate on that side for visiting climbers, which was down from other years . By 2018, the figure for the number of summiters of Everest was refined to 648 . This includes 449 which summited via Nepal (from the South) and 120 from Chinese Tibet (North side). </P> <P> Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck died in a fall during a warm - up climb on Nuptse, which he was conducting in preparation for his Everest - Lhotse summit bid . By May 22, 2017, five climbers had died, and one trekker to base camp died earlier in the year . </P>

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