Australian climbs 7 peaks in 7 continents in record time
An Australian mountaineer scaled Mount Everest, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time, an expedition organiser said.
Steve Plain scaled Everest today, 117 days after he began his mission in Antarctica.
Iswari Poudel of Himalayan Guides Nepal said he got a phone call from Mount Everest base camp saying Plain, along with two guides, reached the 8,850-metre peak at around 7 am and was descending.
The 36-year-old Plain, from Perth, began his mission by climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica on January 16. He followed that with Mount Aconcagua in South America, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea, which covers Australia and Oceania, Mount Elbrus in Europe and Denali in North America.
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