Everest Climbers Break More Records

World | May 26, 2003, Monday // 00:00

The record for the fastest ever ascent of Mount Everest has been broken for the second time in three days. Lakba Gelu Sherpa made the ascent from Base Camp to the summit in less than 11 hours in this way beating the previous best time with over 2 hours. The latest record came on the same morning that a 32-year-old South African man became the first black climber to reach the top of the world's highest mountain.

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