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Everest – A Mountain of Records

October 6, 2015

Reaching the summit of the highest mountain in the world is no easy endeavor. It requires courage, commitment, patience and mental as well as physical fitness. We’ve gathered the names of some of the legends who have achieved supreme records on Mount Everest; from the first summit reach to the longest stay at the top of the world and the daring first paragliding descent. Prepare to be in awe.

TO THE SUMMIT

Record Name	Record	The Great	Homeland	Achieved Date
YOUNGEST GIRL TOCLIMB MOUNT EVEREST	13 years and 11 months old	Ms. Malavath Purna	India	May 25, 2014
OLDEST PERSON TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST	80 years and 224 days old	Mr. Yuichiro Miura	Japan	May 23, 2013
OLDEST FEMALE TO REACH THE SUMMIT	73 years old	Ms. Tamae Watanabe	Japan	19 May, 2012
MOST NUMBER OF TIMES TO REACH THE SUMMIT	21	Mr. Apa Sherpa (Nicknamed Super Sherpa)	Nepal	May 11, 2011
YOUNGEST PERSON TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST	13 years, 10 months and 10 days old	Mr. Jordan Romero	United States	May 22, 2010
FASTEST ASCENT FROM EVEREST BASE CAMP TO SUMMIT	8 hours, 10 minutes	Mr. Pemba Dorjee	Nepal	May 21, 2004
LONGEST STAY ON SUMMIT	21 hours	Late Mr. Babu Chiri Sherpa	Nepal	May 1999

SUPREME FEATS

Record	The Supreme	Homeland	Achieved Date
FIRST CLIMBERS CONFIRMED AS HAVING REACHED THE SUMMIT	Mr. Tenzing Norgay and Sir. Edmund Hillary	Nepal and New Zealand	May 29, 1953
FIRST NEPALI WOMAN TO CLIMB EVEREST	Late Ms. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa	Nepal	April 22, 1993
FIRST PARAGLIDER DESCENT FROM SUMMIT	Mr. Jean-Marc Boivin	France	September 26, 1988
FIRST WINTER ASCENT	Mr. Krzysztof Wielicki and Mr. Leszek Cichy	Poland	February 17, 1980
FIRST WOMAN TO REACH THE SUMMIT	Ms. Junko Tabei	Japan	May 16, 1975