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17Jul/090

I could do that…

Christian StanglI fancy myself a fairly quick climber.  Even when I'm out of shape (which is pretty much all the time) I am definitely on the fast side of the bell curve.   Christian Stangl makes me look like a little Nancy boy who needs mommy to tie my shoes.    In 2002 he climbed Aconcagua in 4 hours and 25 minutes.  He climbed the Seven Summits with a combined climbing time of 58 hours, 45 minutes.  Backpacker is reporting that he broke the Everest ascent record with a time of 17 hours (11,318ft. over about 6 mi.)  Maybe they start from different places but I have heard of some Sherpa that go a weeee bit faster.  According to my reading Pemba Dorji Sherpa did it in 8 hours 10 min...  HOLY CRAP! I just realized that faster then my Rainier time.  So maybe I'm not such a speed demon.

The Skyrunner

Speed Record Upheld

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