Frenchman Sets Record on Everest
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KATMANDU, Nepal — A Frenchman reached the summit of Mt. Everest after climbing for 22 hours and 30 minutes, a record time for scaling the world’s tallest mountain, Nepalese officials said Tuesday.
Marc Batard, making a solo climb without oxygen gear, also became the first person to climb Everest in under 24 hours, according to the Nepalese Tourism Ministry.
Batard left a base camp at the 17,385-foot elevation at 5 p.m. Sunday and reached the 29,028-foot summit at 3:30 p.m. Monday, it said.
Batard had abandoned two previous attempts because of bad weather.
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