This is the moment a fight breaks out between two couples on Mount Everest after they had a minor argument.
Footage shows two men and two women, believed to be Chinese, colliding on the viewing platform next to the Everest Elevation Measurement Monument on June 25.
The men can be seen rolling on the ground hitting each other, while a woman in a light blue jacket tries to pull one of the men away.
Meanwhile, the second woman, wearing a black jacket, joined in and repeatedly kicked one of the wrestling men.
Witnesses told local media that both couples were on the platform discussing the best angles for their holiday photo, when their argument over the best photo spot escalated into a fight.
Footage shows two men and two women, reportedly Chinese, colliding near the Everest Elevation Measurement Monument on June 25.
You see the men rolling on the ground while hitting each other
The woman in the light blue coat tries to pull one of the men away
Meanwhile, the second woman, dressed in a black coat, joins in and repeatedly kicks one of the wrestling men
An Everest Border Police officer noticed the commotion and managed to separate the warring men
An Everest Border Police officer noticed the commotion and managed to disperse the fighting men.
It is unclear whether any of the tourists involved in the brawl were injured.
The parties involved have been arrested and are now being investigated in connection with the brawl.
According to a statement, authorities are handling the case according to legal procedures and will keep the public informed in due course.
This isn’t the first fight on Everest. In 2013, a British climber and his two colleagues said they feared they would be killed when they were attacked by Sherpas.
Jonathan Griffith said they were punched, kicked and pelted with stones by about 150 Sherpas. It was an extraordinary confrontation as they made their way to the top of the world’s highest mountain.
The three men had to run for their lives and down a dangerous glacier to escape the ‘uncontrollable crowd’ and had to abandon their attempt to reach the summit.