Overview
- Team Ireland climbers Pádraig O'Hora, Éanna McGowan and Adam Sweeney reached the summit in the early hours of Wednesday and began the descent toward Camp 4.
- Expedition leader Jason Black ended his own attempt earlier due to an ankle injury and later announced the team’s success on Instagram.
- Extra oxygen and food were moved to Camp 4 to aid recovery as the trio descends with Sherpas Pemba, Milan and Sona.
- Sweeney, 22, is being reported by the team as the youngest Irish person to summit Everest, a claim carried by Irish outlets.
- The ascent is the first by an Irish team since 2019 and followed setbacks that included a late-April ice block on the route and a turnback within about 400 meters due to extreme cold.