May 11:  A 16-member team of Bahrain that includes Sheikh Mohamed Hamad Mohamed Al Khalifa, a member of royal family of Bahrain, has summitted Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
Posting a photo on Instagram, Bahrain’s Royal Guard said that its team reached the top of Everest at 5:30 am on Tuesday. 

“The Team have just reached the summit and have received a call from His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Ai Khalifa, the King of Bahrain," read the post. 

The Bahraini team had arrived in Nepal on March 16 to scale Mount Everest in the spring season. Earlier in October 2020, the Bahraini royal team had come to Nepal and scaled Mt Manaslu (8,163 meters).

The 16-member expedition team from Bahrain includes a royal family member, 13 members from the Royal Guard, a unit of the Defense Force of Bahrain, and three British nationals. Seven Summit Treks Pvt Ltd managed the expedition for the Bahraini team.

The Bahraini team reached atop Mount Everest four days after a team of 12 ice-fall doctors summitted the highest peak and fixed the rope. The rope-fixing team includes Kamirita Sherpa who also made a record of climbing Mount Everest 25th time.  

According to the Department of Tourism, it has issued permits to 408 climbers to scale Mount Everest in this spring season.