Kathmandu, May 16: Three members and two Sherpa of the Sagarmatha Millennium Expedition of the United Kingdom have successfully reached the summit of the 8848 m high Mt. Sagarmatha, the highest peak in the world, via the South Col (camp IV) at 11:06 a.m. today, according to the mountaineering section of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

The summiteers had started from camp IV at 10:45 p.m. on May 15 and reached the summit at 11:06 a.m. on May 16. They had spent five minutes on top of the peak.

The summiteers are Andrew Salter, 40, Polly Murray, 27, John Barry, 56, and high altitude Sherpas Jangbu Sherpa, 36, and Pemba Gyalze Sherpa, 27, both from Solukhumbu district.

The 11-member expedition led by Mr Gavin Bate, 34, a writer from Northern Ireland, had been given permission to climb Mt Sagarmatha from the Southeast Ridge this Spring season.

Likewise, two members and two high altitude Sherpas of Expedico 2000 al Everest Expedition of Spain have successfully climbed the 8848 m hight Mt. Sagarmatha from the South East Ridge today.

The summiteers has started climbing for the summit from South Col (camp IV) at 22:15 p.m. on May 15 and reached the summit at 10: 49 a.m. today. They spend one hour on the summit, according to the mountaineering section of the Ministry.

The summiteers are Jordi Bayona Silva, 34, Joan Bellmonte Blanch, 33, and high altitude Sherpas Tamding Sherpa, 26, and Nima Nuru Sherpa, 25 of Dolkha and Solukhumbu districts respectively.

The eight member Spanish Expedition was led by Antoni Bahi, 56, a mechanical engineer of Spain.

In the same manner two members of the 2000 Korean seven summits expedition of the Republic of Korea have scaled the 8848 m high Mt. Sagarmatha from the South Ridge today.

The summiteers Heon Ju Park, 33, and Sang Hyun Mo, 26, reached the summit at 10:45 a.m. this morning.

The seven member expedition was led by Mr Song Jong Ho, 46, a businessman of the Republic of Korea.

In the same manner three members of the Austrian Amadablam Expedition reached the summit of the 6812 m high Mt. Amadablam via the South West Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on May 15.

The summiteers are expedition leader Theo Fritsche, 51, Wilfred Amann, 47, and Gerdol Duser, 33.

Meanwhile, Mr Han Wang Yong, 33, leader of the Manaslu 2000 expedition of the Republic of Korea has successfully reached the summit of the 8163 m high Mt. Manaslu via the North East Ridge at 9:55 a.m. on May 12.

The summiteer had spent 15 minutes on summit, according to the mountaineering section of the Ministry.

Likewise, Jean Chiristophe Lafaille, 35, a mountain guide of the Manaslu 2000 expedition of Italy has scaled the 8163 m hight Mt. Manaslu via the North East Ridge on May 5.

The summiteer had reached the summit at 9:00 a.m. and spent about 10 minutes on top of the peak.

The nine member expedition was led by Mr Franco Brunello, 61, of Italy.