Oldest Malaysian To Attempt Conquering Mt Everest Is Now Halfway There

They say age is just a number, and Mount Everest is just a mountain.

The oldest Malaysian attempting to scale the tallest mountain in the world has reportedly reached the halfway point.

James Lee, 69, reportedly arrived at the peak of Lobuche East on Wednesday morning, according to Bernama.

Lobuche East is 6,145 metres above sea level, in case you were wondering.

Lee told the news agency that he and two other sherpa guides, Ngaa Tenji and Pasang Sherpa, successfully reached Lobuche East from the Lobuche High Camp at around 10.30am Nepal time.

"The view here is beautiful," Lee said in a video sent to Bernama on Thursday.

Lobuche is a small settlement near Mount Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal, and is one of the last stops with lodging on the "trail to base camp". Hikers would have to pass through Lobuche and the trail to make their way up to the summit of Mount Everest.