Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit

A mountaineer waves as she arrives at the airport after climbing Mount Everest (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days amid favourable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain.

Among them are climbers who set records on the world’s highest peak, including the first Ukrainian woman to scale Everest.