In the Nepali capital, Katmandu, the tourism ministry said a team of South Korean climbers sent their leader, Park Young-Seok, and his Nepalese sherpa companion, Serap Jangbu, up the Tibetan north side of Everest.

The two climbed down the Nepali southern side after reaching the summit, the ministry said in a statement late on Monday.

Park said he and Jangbu encountered waist-deep snow on the Nepalese side during their climb, known as a traverse of the mountain.
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“Yesterday morning the team left BC on their summit bid. They hope to be at the South Col by Wednesday, from where they will attempt to reach the top.”

Before leaving though, the team congratulated Korean Park Young-Seok and Serap Jangbu, who completed a North-South Everest traverse. ....MOUNTEVEREST.NET