The World Record of ‘fastest climbing the height equivalent to Everest on a machine (women)’ has been achieved by a team of eight females from Bude, Cornwall, UK.
On Sept 24, 2006; a team of eight women – Bridget Funnell, Victoria Brown, Natasha Jones, Sarah Ruscombe-King, Sandra Heard, Margaret Reeve, Sandra Cann and Nicola Hammond climbed the height of Everest (8848 m / 29028 ft) on a ‘versaclimber’ exercise machine is 2 hr 45 min 53 sec.
The World Record of ‘first to climb Mount Everest’ has been jointly achieved by Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal).
On May 29, 1953; Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the historic first ascent of the highest mountain on earth, Mt Everest. Duo touched the summit of Mount Everest for the first time.
