India, May 30 -- Hundreds of climbers and their sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest mountain. Though several climbers did manage to reach the summit in mid-May, weather conditions deteriorated for days, forcing a retreat to the base camp for many, including Kami Rita Sherpa, who was attempting to break his own record by scaling the peak for the 31st time. According to Nepal's Department of Mountaineering, 468 climbers from 57 countries were given permits to climb Mount Everest by the end of May, along with a roughly equal number of Nepalese mountain guides. Here are some glimpses of this year's expedition.AP...