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Category Archives: Records
Climbing Mount Rainier 300 Times
The News Tribune reports that Robert Link, 49, of Bend, Oregon, is the latest person to join the 300 Club consisting of people who have climbed Rainier 300 times.
Posted in Records, Washington
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8 Hour Everest Record Claim Holder Pemba Dorje Sherpa Jailed
EverestNews via NepalNews reports that Pemba Dorje Sherpa, 28, who claims to have climbed Everest in a record 8 hours 10 minutes was thrown in jail after he went to the police to compalin of being harrassed claimed the record … Continue reading
Claim of Record 13 Hour Aconcagua Climb
Peruvian Holmes Pantoja Bayona claims to have climber South America’s highest point in 13 hours:
Posted in 7 Summits, Continents, General, Records, South America
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Man Seeks to Be First to Climb All Munros on Foot
34-year-old Steve Perry, from Yorkshire, set off on the 1st of December to tackle all of Scotland’s 284 mountains standing over 3,000 feet.
Posted in Adventures, British Isles, General, Records
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Søren Gudman Completes 7 Summits (Kosciusko version) in 194 Days
Søren Gudman climbed the 7 Summits (Kosciusko version) in a record 194 days.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Records
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Is This Picture of Denali (227 Miles Away) the Furtherest Photo From The Ground?
This photo of Denali from Mount Sanford may not look like much but a website is claiming it is the “longest ground to ground view ever captured by camera” (227 miles).
Posted in Alaska, Highpoint (States) News, Records
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TV Documentary “The Wonderland Project” About Record For Running 97 Mile Trail in Under 26 Hours
KCTS in Seattle is to air The Wonderland Project about an attempt to circumnavigating Washington’s Mt. Rainier, in a single 24 hour push.
Posted in Adventures, Highpoint (States) News, Records, States, Washington
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Ted Keizer Attempts 50 KM in 50 States in 74 Days
Ted Keizer is seeking Duofold Hike 50 challenge, trekking 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) in 50 states within 100 days
Posted in Adventures, General, Records
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Jerzy Michalski Seeks to Be Oldest Everest and 7 Summit Completer at 75
Everest News reports Jerzy Michalski wants to be the oldest to climb Everest and the 7 summits at 75.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world), Records
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Cameron Shaw-Doran Claims to Be First to Climb Mount Washington in Wheel Chair
The Boston Globe reports Cameron Shaw-Doran claims to have become the first person to climb the 7.6 mile Mount Washington Road in a wheelchair.
Posted in Adventures, Highpoint (States) News, New Hampshire, Records
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Louis Picone Does 6 Highpoints in 21 Hours 33 Minutes
This message is from Louis Picone (lpicone@optonline.net) Hello, my name is Louis Picone and I am a member of the High Pointers club. I e-mailed you a while ago to let you know that I was attempting to break the … Continue reading
Posted in Highpointers Club, Records
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Australian Chris Harris (youngest Elbrus Summiter) Seeks to Be Youngest on Everest at 14
The Sydney Morning News (picked up by mounteverest.net) reports that 14-year-old Chris Harris is seeking to be the youngest to climb Everest. He claims to the be youngest on Elbrus. Network54 post.